Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 18 hours and 24 hours, respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time (in hours) should pipe A be closed so that the tank is full in 16 hours?

If P and Q together can complete a piece of work in 15 days and P alone can do it in 45 days, in how many days can Q alone complete that work?

A can lay a railway track between two stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With the help of C, they finished the job in 4 days. In how many days can C alone do the job?