Give a quick stream of consciousness before answering the following question. Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hours, pipe B in 10 hours and pipe C in 30 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?
Options:
(A) 6 hours
(B) 8 hours
(C) 3 hours
(D) 9 hours
(E) 1 hours
Part filled by A + B + C in 1 hour = 1/5 + 1/10 + 1/30 = 1/3
All the three pipes together will fill the tank in 3 hours.
The answer: (C).