Question

A 100 ounce jug of liquid laundry detergent can wash 64 loads. How many loads could a 150 ounce jug of detergent wash?

Answer 1

To determine how many laundry loads can 150 ounces of detergent wash you have to apply cross multiplication:

You know that 100 ounces wash 64 loads, then:

If 100 ounces ____ 64 loads

then 150 ounces___x loads

$\begin{gathered} \frac{64}{100}=\frac{x}{150} \\ x=(\frac{64}{100})\cdot150 \\ x=96 \end{gathered}$

With 150 ounces of detergent you can wash 96 loads of laundry.