A liquid is flowing through a pipe of cross section 4 m^2 at a rate of 4 kg/s, at a point pipe is divided into two pipes of areas of equal areas, what will be the ratio of flow rate in both the pipes?
(a) 1:3
(b) 1:1
(c) 1:2
(d) 2:3
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This intriguing question comes from Flow Rate topic in chapter Moles, Density & Concentration of Basic Chemical Engineering