A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 m3. The emptying of the tank is 10 m3 per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump?

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A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank. The capacity of the tank is 2400 m3. The emptying of the tank is 10 m3 per minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the pump?