Question

An industrial cleaning solution calls for 5 parts water to 2 parts concentrated cleaner. If a worker uses 15 more quarts of water than concentrated cleaner to make a solution.

A how much concentrated cleaner did she use ?
B how much water did she use ?
C how much solution did she make ?

Answer 1

Answer: A. To find out how much concentrated cleaner the worker used, we can set up the equation: x + 15 = 5x/2, where x is the amount of concentrated cleaner used in quarts. Solving for x, we find that the worker used 15 quarts of concentrated cleaner.

B. Since we know that the worker used 15 more quarts of water than concentrated cleaner, we can find out how much water she used by adding 15 quarts to the amount of concentrated cleaner used. In this case, the worker used 15 quarts + 15 quarts = 30 quarts of water.

C. To find out how much solution the worker made, we add the amount of concentrated cleaner used and the amount of water used. In this case, the worker made 15 quarts + 30 quarts = 45 quarts of solution.

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