Question

Certain bleach is 5% active ingredients. In 10 gallons of this bleach, how much is active ingredients?

0.05 gallons
0.5 gallons
5 gallons

Answer 1

It is 5% active, so if we have 10 gallons, the active ingredients would be 5% of 10.

5% of 10

= 0.05 * 10 = 0.5

0.5 gallons.