Question 60

At Narmada Sarovar bachao (NSB) demonstration, supporters of Ms Patkar outnumbered the police by 9 : 1. The police arrested 135 NSB supporters averaging 5 for every 3 policemen. How many supporters of NSB were there in the demonstration?

Solution

The number of police involved in the security operation

= $3/ 5 \times 135$

= 81

Thus, the required number of supporters = $81 \times 9$

= 729

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