A gas station lets a jazz band rent is parking lot for the weekend to put on a car wash. The jazz band is washing cars to earn money for a trio. Reid mbees soap with water for the car wash. He
uses the same amount of soap for each gallon of water. Some amounts of water and soap he
could mix are shown in the table.
Water and Soap Mibctures
Water Soap
(gallons) (cups)
1
1
8
3
1
8
3
3
NI
3
4
Each person who gets his or her car washed pays a minimum of $5, but people can pay more to
help the jazz band. The first 7 payments are listed below.
Car Wash Payments
$5. $6. $10, $10, $15, $20, $25
The person who paid $20 and the person who paid $25 are both parents of jazz band members.
1. Use the Water and Soap Mixtures table to answer the question.
Reid puts 8 gallons of water in a bucket. He uses the values shown in the table to determine
how many cups of soap to put in the bucket. How many cups of soap should Reid put in the
bucket?
A 2
B
4
C. 32
D. 64