Question

emmy goes through a 50 - ounce jug of laundry detergent in 40 loads. at the store, she bought a jumbo jug of detergent. the jumbo jug contains 150 ounces of detergent. how many loads of laundry can emmy do with the jumbo jug of laundry detergent?

Explanation:

Step1: Find detergent - load ratio

First, find out how many loads can be done per ounce of detergent. Since 50 - ounce jug is used for 40 loads, the number of loads per ounce is $\frac{40}{50}=\frac{4}{5}$ loads per ounce.

Step2: Calculate number of loads for jumbo jug

The jumbo jug has 150 ounces. Multiply the number of loads per ounce by the number of ounces in the jumbo jug. So the number of loads is $\frac{4}{5}\times150 = 120$ loads.

Answer:

120