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I need help with this problem A company claims that their new bottle hold 25 percent more laundry soap. If their original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap. How much does the new container hold?

Respuesta :

Given :

It is given that the new bottle hold 25 percent more laundry soap and original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap.

Explanation :

Let x represent the capacity of the new container.

The additional space of the new container is

[tex]25\%\times53=\frac{25}{100}\times53=13.25ounces[/tex]

Answer :

Hence the new container capacity is obtained as

[tex]13.25+53=66.25ounces.[/tex]