Two pipes can fill a tank in $10$ $hours$ and $12$ $hours,$ while a third pipe can empty the full tank in $20$ $hours.$ If all three pipes operate simultaneously,in how much time will the tank be filled?

  • A
    $7 \text{ hours } 30 \text{ minutes}$
  • B
    $6 \text{ hours } 40 \text{ minutes}$
  • C
    $8 \text{ hours } 30 \text{ minutes}$
  • D
    $\text{None of these}$

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