In the given figure, PQRS is a square and M and N are midpoints of their respective sides. Find the area of the quadrilateral PMRN.

Total volume = 2800 cubic feet

Area of ceiling = 2800/28 = 100sqfeet

Total time taken = $\frac{100}{0.125}$ = 800min

= 13hr 20min

Time taken to paint four walls= 40 – 13× $\frac{1}{3}$ = 26hr 40min

Volume of tube $=\frac{2}{3}\pi a^3+\pi a^{2}b$ $\frac{}{}{}^{}{}^{}$

When it is half-full $=\frac{1}{3}\pi a^3+\frac{1}{2}\pi a^{2}b$ $\frac{}{}{}^{}\frac{}{}{}^{}$

Volume of Cylinder

$=\frac{1}{3}\pi a^3+\frac{1}{2}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{2}{3}\pi a^3=\frac{1}{2}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{3}\pi a^3$

Length in the cylinder

$=\left(\frac{1}{2}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{3}\pi a^3\right)÷\pi a^2=\frac{1}{2}b-\frac{1}{3}a$

The height above the lowest point

$\frac{1}{2}b-\frac{1}{3}a+a=\frac{2}{3}a+\frac{1}{2}b$

When it is $\frac{1}{4}$ $\frac{}{}$ full, volume $=\frac{1}{6}\pi a^3+\frac{1}{4}{\pi }^{a}b$ $\frac{}{}{}^{}\frac{}{}{}^{}$

Volume of cylinder

$=\frac{1}{6}\pi a^3+\frac{1}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{2}{3}\pi a^3=\frac{1}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{2}\pi a^3$

Length in the cylinder

$=\left(\frac{1}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{2}\pi a^3\right)÷\pi a^2=\frac{1}{4}b-\frac{1}{2}a$

The height above the lowest point

$=\frac{1}{4}b-\frac{1}{2}a+a=\frac{1}{2}a+\frac{1}{4}b$

When it is full, volume 

$=\frac{3}{4}\left(\frac{2}{3}\pi a^3+\pi a^{2}b\right)=\frac{1}{2}\pi a^3+\frac{3}{4}\pi a^{2}b$

Volume in cylinder

$=\frac{1}{2}\pi a^2+\frac{3}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{2}{3}\pi a^3=\frac{3}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{6}\pi a^3$

Length in the cylinder

$=\left(\frac{3}{4}\pi a^{2}b-\frac{1}{6}\pi a^3\right)÷\pi a^2=\frac{3}{4}b-\frac{1}{6}a$

The height above the lowest point

$=\frac{3}{4}b-\frac{1}{6}a+a=\frac{5}{6}a+\frac{3}{4}b$

Capacity of the tube

$\pi {(1)}^2(7-1)+\frac{2}{3}\pi {(1)}^3=\frac{20}{3}\pi$

Let the speed of A be x km/hr and speed of B be y km/hr, then:

$\frac{55}{x}=\frac{55}{y}-\frac{1}{2}.....(1)$

Also,  $\frac{55}{x}=\frac{51}{y}-\frac{1}{10}.....(2)$

On solving both equation (1) & (2) we get x = 11 km/hr and y = 10 km/hr.