Question

The dishwasher uses 32 gallons of water to wash 4 loads of dishes , how many gallons of water will the dishwasher use to wash 10 loads of dishes?

Answer 1

80 gallons of water will the dishwasher use to wash 10 loads of dishes.

Explanation:

Given:

The dishwasher uses 32 gallons of water to wash 4 loads of dishes.

Now, to find the gallons of water to wash 10 loads of dishes.

So, dishwasher for 4 loads of dishes use 32 gallons of water.

1 load of dishes need =
`32/ 4=8\ gallons\ of\ water`

Thus, 10 loads of dishes need =
`10* 8=80\ gallons\ of\ water.`

Therefore, 80 gallons of water dishwasher use to wash 10 loads of dishes.