Question

Safety standards require a pool to add 3 33 chlorine tablets to every 2 , 000 2,0002, comma, 000 gallons of water. Today, the lifeguards at Park Pool added 8 88 chlorine tablets to their pool's 10 , 000 10,00010, comma, 000 gallons of water. How does Park Pool's chlorine compare to the safety standards?

Options:
Option 1: Park Pool added less chlorine than required.
Option 2: Park Pool added the correct amount of chlorine.
Option 3: Park Pool added more chlorine than required.
Option 4: Chlorine levels cannot be determined.

Answer 1

Park Pool required 15 chlorine tablets for 10,000 gallons of water to meet safety standards, but only 8 were added, therefore, they added less chlorine than required.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how Park Pool's chlorine levels compare to the safety standards, we need to calculate the proper proportion of chlorine tablets per gallon of water based on the standards given. It is stated that the standard requires 3 chlorine tablets for every 2,000 gallons of water. Therefore, for 10,000 gallons, the pool would require (10,000 gallons / 2,000 gallons) * 3 tablets = 5 * 3 tablets = 15 chlorine tablets.

Park Pool added 8 chlorine tablets to their 10,000-gallon pool. Comparing this to the required 15 tablets for the same volume, clearly shows that Park Pool added less chlorine than required by the safety standards. This means the correct answer is: Option 1: Park Pool added less chlorine than required.