Question

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Safety standards require a pool to add 3 chlorine tablets to every 2,000 gallons of water. Today, the lifeguards at Park Pool added 8 chlorine tablets to their pool's 10,000 gallons of water. How does Park Pool's chlorine compare to the safety standards?

Answer 1

They have less chlorine than the safety standards require.

Answer 2

Answer: With the help of Ratio we can compare Park Pool's chlorine to the safety standards.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Safety standards requires a pool to add 3 chlorine tablets to every 2,000 gallons of water.

Number of chlorine tablets = 3

Volume of water = 2000 gallons

So, Ratio will be

`3:2000\\\\=1:(2000)/(3)\\\\=1:666.67`

Now, According to question, the lifeguards at Park Pool added 8 chlorine tablets to their pool's 10000 gallons of water.

So, Number of chlorine tablets = 8

Volume of water = 10000 gallons

So, Ratio will be

`8:10000\\\\1:1250`

Hence, with the help of Ratio we can compare Park Pool's chlorine to the safety standards.