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

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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].

85

[B].

80

[C].

75

[D].

70

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Clearly, out of every 16 persons, there is one captain. So, number of captains (1200/16) = 75.