Eighteen men take 15 days

to dig 6 hectares of land

Find the number of men

required to dig 8 hectares

in 12 days?

number of men = 30

Step-by-step explanation:

18 men takes 15 days to dig 6 hectares of land.

18 men will take 12 days to dig? hectares of land

cross multiply

hectares of land = 12 * 6/15

hectares of land = 72/15

hectares of land = 4.8 hectares

18 men will take 12 days to dig 4.8 hectares of land

? number of men will take 12 days to dig 8 hectares

cross multiply

number of men = 18 * 8/4.8

number of men = 144/4.8

number of men = 30