AP ICET 25 July 2022 Shift 2 Solved Paper

Taps $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ take $6$ hours and $8$ hours respectively to fill an empty tank and another tap $\mathrm{C}$ empties the full tank in $\mathit{x}$ hours. Due to a problem, tap $\mathrm{C}$ could not be closed. If it took $12$ hours for them to fill the tank, then the value of $\mathit{x}$ is