184. A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same during which the tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time required by the first pipe is?

A. 6 hrs
B. 10 hrs
C. 15 hrs
D. 30 hrs
✅ The correct answer is option C. 15 hrs.

189. The denominator of a fraction is 1 less than twice the numerator. If the numerator and denominator are both increased by 1, the fraction becomes 3/5. Find the fraction?

A. 2/3
B. 3/5
C. 4/7
D. 5/9
✅ The correct answer is option D. 5/9.
Let the numerator and denominator of the fraction be ‘n’ and ‘d’ respectively.

d = 2n – 1

(n + 1)/(d + 1) = 3/5

5n + 5 = 3d + 3

5n + 5 = 3(2n – 1) + 3 => n = 5

d = 2n – 1 => d = 9

Hence the fraction is : 5/9.

190. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average of the team?

A. 23 years
B. 24 years
C. 25 years
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option A. 23 years.