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The relationship between the amount of bleach (in quarts) and the amount of water (in gallons) of a certain cleaning product is a direct variation. The constant of variation is 1/3 .

How much water should be used to dilute 5 quarts of bleach?

1.67 gallons
5 gallons
15 gallons
45 gallons

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The relationship between the amount of bleach (in quarts) and the amount of water (in gallons) of a certain cleaning product is a direct variation. The constant of variation is 1/3 .

How much water should be used to dilute 5 quarts of bleach? 



1.67 gallons
5 gallons
15 gallons
45 gallons

anonymous · Answer

1 quart of bleach is (diluted?) in 3 gallons of water, if the variation is direct that means that if you get more bleach, you get more water, and they're in the same proportion, so 1*5/3*5=1/3 and from that you'll get that you need 15 gallons of water c: