SOLUTION: If 20 men assemble 8 cars in a day, how many men are needed to assemble 12 cars in a day?

Question 152597: If 20 men assemble 8 cars in a day, how many men are needed to assemble 12 cars in a day?
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ty this:
where x is the number of men required to assemble the cars.

men.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 20 men assemble 8 cars in a day, how many men are needed to assemble 12 cars in a day?

20 men is to 8 cars as x men is to 12 cars Cross-multiply Edwin

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