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There are two buckets A and B. Initially A has 2 litres of water and B is empty. At every hour 1 litre of water is transferred from A to B followed by
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There are two buckets A and B. Initially A has 2 litres of water and B is empty. At every hour 1 litre of water is transferred from A to B followed by returning 1/2 litre back to A from B an hour later. The earliest A will get empty in:

A.

5 h

B.

4 h

C.

3 h 

D.

2 h

Correct option is C

Given:

  • Initially, A has 2 litres of water; B is empty.
  • Every hour: 1 litre is transferred from A to B.
  • After half an hour: 0.5 litre is returned from B to A.

Step-by-Step Process:

Final Answer:

(C) 3 h

A becomes completely empty at the end of the 3rd hour.

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