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Hint
How many large pipes are required to drain the reservoir in 24 hours?

Answer
21 hours and 36 minutes.

Reasoning
Looking at the first clue:
   in 12 hours, 6 large pipes can drain 1 reservoir
   in 24 hours, 6 large pipes can drain 2 reservoirs
   (*) in 24 hours, 3 large pipes can drain 1 reservoir

Looking at the second clue:
   in 8 hours, 3 large + 9 small pipes can drain 1 reservoir
   in 24 hours, 3 large + 9 small pipes can drain 3 reservoirs

But, by (*), we know that in those 24 hours, 3 large pipes can drain 1 of those reservoirs.

Therefore, the other 2 reservoirs can be drained by the small pipes on their own:
   in 24 hours, 9 small pipes can drain 2 reservoirs
   in 24 hours, 1 small pipe can drain ²/₉ reservoirs
multiply the hours by 9:
   in 216 hours, 1 small pipe can drain 2 reservoirs
   in 216 hours, 5 small pipes can drain 10 reservoirs
divide the hours by 10:
   in 21.6 hours, 5 small pipes can drain 1 reservoir

21.6 hours = 21 hours and 36 minutes.

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Hint
Start by looking at the 6 and 4 on the top row.

Answer
 

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Hint
The first letters of the words are: R, W, T, W, T.

Answer
Typewriter.

Rip, wet, tire, wire, try.

Workings

Hint
One possibility answer might be associated with an apiary.

Answer
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