Question

A company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap. If their original container held 80 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new container hold?

Answer 1

66.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: The new container folds 100 fluid ounces.

Explanation:

Given: A company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap.

If original container hold 80 fluid ounces.

Then, Quantity of soap in the new container = 80 fluid ounces + 25% of 80 fluid ounces

= [80+0.25 x 800] fluid ounces [ 25% = 0.25]

= 80+ 20= 100 fluid ounces

Hence, the new container folds 100 fluid ounces.