An advertisement claims that a 5-pound box of detergent will wash 20 loads of laundry. a 5-pound box costs $3.50. a 15-pound box costs $10.00. about how much will you save per load if you buy the 15-pound box? a. 16.7 cents b. 0.8 cent c. 17.5 cents d. 8.3 cents

Answer. Option  B. 0.8 cents.

Solution:

With a 5-pound box of detergent will wash 20 loads of laundry, then with a 15-pound box (5*3) of detergent will wash 20*3=60 loads of laundry, and you would pay $10.00.

To wash 60 loads of laundry with 5-pound box, you would need three 5-pound box, and you would pay $3.50*3=$10.50.

Then you would save in total $10.50-$10.00=$0.50

And per load, you would save: $0.50/60=$0.008=0.008*100 cents=0.8 cents

b

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