in a garment industry , 12 men working 8 hours per day complete a piece of work in 10 days . to complete the same work in 8 days , working 20 hours a day , the number of men required is :
explanation : let the required number of men be x . less days , more men ( indirect proportion ) more working hrs per day , less men ( indirect proportion ) days 8 : 10 working hrs 20 : 8 : : 12 : x = > 8 x 20 x x = 10 x 8 x 12 = > x = 10 x 8 x 12 / ( 8 x 20 ) = > x = 6 answer : c
divide(divide(multiply(multiply(12, 8), 10), 20), 8)