Ben bought a box of laundry detergent that contains 195 scoops. Each load of laundry uses 2 1
2scoops. How many loads of laundry can Ben do with one box of laundry detergent?
Responses
A 0.010.01
B 192.5192.5
C 7676
D 78
To find how many loads of laundry Ben can do with one box of laundry detergent, we divide the total number of scoops by the number of scoops per load: 195 scoops รท 2 scoops/load = 97.5 loads.
Since Ben cannot do a fraction of a load, he can do a maximum of 97 loads of laundry.
Therefore, the correct answer is D) 78 loads.