42 women can do a piece of work in 18 days. How many women would be required to do the same work in 21 days?

A) 36

B) 24

C) 30

D) 44

Description for Correct answer:

 21 : 18 :: 42 : x

=> x = (<span id="MathJax-Element-2-Frame" class="MathJax" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; text-indent: 0px; text-align: left; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: relative;" tabindex="0" role="presentation" data-mathml="42×1821“>42×18)/21 = 36