A certain bleach is 5% active ingredients. In 10 gallons of this bleach, how much is active ingredients?

1 Answer
Oct 24, 2016

#0.5 = 1/2# gallon

Explanation:

NO matter how much or how little bleach there is, the percent of active ingredients stays the same at #5%#

Find #5%# of the 10 gallons.

#5% xx 10# gallons

=#0.5 = 1/2# gallon