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Question
16 taps can fill a petrol tank in 18 minutes. The time taken for 9 taps to fill the same tank will be _________ minutes
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Solution
16 taps can fill a petrol tank in 18 minutes. The time taken for 9 taps to fill the same tank will be 32 minutes
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