One gallon of cleaning solution requires 10 oz of ammonia. If the maintenance department needs 51 gallons of solution to clean all of the floors, how much ammonia is needed?
A.
510 gallons
B.
51 gallons
C.
510 oz
D.
51 oz
To determine how much ammonia is needed, you can use a simple multiplication:
1 gallon of cleaning solution requires 10 oz of ammonia. For 51 gallons of cleaning solution, the amount of ammonia needed is:
51 gallons×10 oz/gallon=510 oz51 \text{ gallons} \times 10 \text{ oz/gallon} = 510 \text{ oz}51 gallons×10 oz/gallon=510 oz
So the correct answer is:
C. 510 oz