Pipes A & B together fill half of a tank in 7 hours. Pipe C empties 40% of the tank in x hours. When all three are opened together, tank fills in 26¼ hours. Find x.

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A+B fill full tank in 14 hrs. C empties full tank in (x × 100/40) = 5x/2 hrs. 1/14 – 2/(5x) = 4/105 → x=12.

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