Mathematics · Pipes and Cisterns
Pipe A alone can fill a cistern in 8 hours, and pipe B alone can do the same task in 6 hours. They are opened together, but after 2 hours, a third pipe C is also opened, which can empty the cistern in 12 hours. How much total time (in hours) is required to fill the cistern?
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