Question
A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers, there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
A. 80
B. 70
C. 75
D. 85
Answer: C
Solution:
Clearly, out of every 16 persons, there is one captain.
So, number of captains = 1200 ÷ 16
= 75