A sum of money is to be divided among four persons in the ratio of 2:3:4:5. Out of the four, one person gets Rs. 200 more than the other and Rs.100 less than another. What is the sum?

Rajan purchased two ceiling fans at the rate Rs. 2,500 each. Out of which one fan was sold at 15% profit and other was sold at 8% loss. How much profit or loss percentage is obtained in the whole transaction? 

The angles of elevation of the top of a temple, from the foot and the top of a building 48 m high, are 60^o and 30^o respectively. The height of the temple is more than the building. The height of the temple is-

In what proportion must a grocer mix sugar at Rs. 12 a kg and Rs. 7 a   kg Sugar as to make a mixture worth Rs 8. a kg?

A fruit seller had some oranges and apples. He sold 20% oranges to A, 40% of remaining to B and had 48 oranges left. Similarly, he sold 40% apples to A, 100 apples to B and had 10% apples left. Find the total number of apples and oranges that the shopkeeper had initially.

The reduction of Rs . 12 in the selling price of an article will changes 5 % gain into  $$ 2{1\over 2}\% $$ loss . The cost price of the article is 

In an examination, 93% of students passed and 252 failed. The total number of students appearing at the examination was:

A cistern can be filled by two pipes filling separately in 12 and 16 min respectively. Both pipes are opened together for a certain time but being obstructions, only 7/8 of full quantity water flows through the former and only 5/6 through the latter pipe. The obstructions, however, being suddenly removed, the cistern is filled in 3 minutes from that moment. How long was it obstructions before the full flow began?