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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 captain in the group is

A

85

B

80

C

75

D

70

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C
According to the question, there is one captain out of every 16 persons.
`[because "15 soldiers " + "1 captain = 16 persons"]`
So, Required Number of captains in the group
`= ("total no. of persons in the group")/("No. of persons with one captain")`
`= 1200/16 = 75` .
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