A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

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Suppose pipe A alone takes x hours to fill the tank. Then, pipes B and C will take x and x …

Then, pipes B and C will take	x	and	x	hours respectively to fill the tank.
	2		4

∴	1	+	2	+	4	=	1
	x		x		x		5

⟹	7	=	1
	x		5

A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

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