SOLUTION: I need to mix 15 ml of bleach per 50 gallons of water to sterilize pool equipment. I only have a 5 gallon bucket. So how many ml of bleach per 5 gallons of water will I use?

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Question 698331: I need to mix 15 ml of bleach per 50 gallons of water to sterilize pool equipment. I only have a 5 gallon bucket. So how many ml of bleach per 5 gallons of water will I use?
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because the 5 gallon bucket is one tenth the 50 gallons (50%2F10+=+5). You need to divide the quantity of bleach by ten also.
15%2F10 = 1.5 ml per 5 gallon bucket