Question

The ratio of dye to pounds of clothing is constant. A worker develops the chart below to show the amount of dye needed for different amounts of clothing.

Clothes Dyeing
Weight of clothing (pounds)
Cups of dye
22
5.5
28
6.5
34
8.5
36
9

For which weight of clothing is the ratio of weight to dye different from the other ratios?
22 pounds
28 pounds
34 pounds
36 pounds

Answer 1

28 pounds

Explanation:

Ratios:

22:5.5

28:6.5

34:8.5

36:9

So you divide the ratios:

22/5.5 = 4

28/6.5= 4.30769230769

34/8.5=4

36/9=4

So 28 pounds is different from the other ratios

Answer 2

28 pounds is the answer. And not I’m not copying peeps