Question

R holdA company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap. If their original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new containe?

Answer 1

66.25 fluid ounce

Explanation:

Given that :

Capacity of original container = 53 fluid ounces

Percentage addition of new container = 25%

Capacity of new container :

Capacity of original container * ( 1 + percentage addition)

53 * ( 1 + 0.25)

53 * (1.25)

= 66.25 fluid ounce