Question

A company claims that their new bottle holds 25% more laundry soap. If their original container held 53 fluid ounces of soap, how much does the new container hold?

Answer 1

Answer:

$66.25\ ounces$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-------> quantity contained in the new bottle

we know that

$100\%+25\%=125\%=125/100=1.25$

so

$x=1.25(53)\\x=66.25\ ounces$