Question

1. trish is in charge of cleaning the baseball teams uniforms. to properly clean the white uniforms, she needs to let them soak in a bleach water mixture to get the stains out. the ratio she uses is 1 tablespoon of bleach for every gallon of water. trish soaks all of the uniforms at the same time and uses 15 gallons of water. how many tablespoons of bleach does she need to add?

15 tablespoons of bleach
15 cups of bleach
20 tablespoons of bleach
30 tablespoons of bleach

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the ratio

The ratio of bleach to water is 1 tablespoon of bleach per 1 gallon of water, which can be written as $\frac{1 \text{ tablespoon of bleach}}{1 \text{ gallon of water}}$.

Step2: Calculate the amount of bleach

We know the amount of water is 15 gallons. To find the amount of bleach, we multiply the amount of water by the ratio of bleach to water. So, the amount of bleach $= 15 \text{ gallons of water} \times \frac{1 \text{ tablespoon of bleach}}{1 \text{ gallon of water}}$. The gallons cancel out, and we get $15 \times 1 = 15$ tablespoons of bleach.

Answer:

A. 15 tablespoons of bleach