Question

To do a load of laundry in the grooming room, we add 1 cup of bleach per load of laudry. If the machine holds 5 gallons of water what is the ratio of bleach to water in the wash?

Answer 1

1 cup: 80 cups

Explanation:

What are units?

A unit can be used for measurement and is commonly found in mathematics to describe length, size, etc.

• 1 gallon = 16 cups

To solve for the number of cups in 5 gallons, we can use this equation:

• 16 × 5 = 80

So, for every 5 gallons there are 80 cups.

The ratio now looks like this:

• 1: 80

Therefore, the ratio of bleach to water in the wash is 1: 80