CLEAN laundry detergent costs $8.60 for 25 loads.  FRESH laundry detergent costs $10.50 for 40 loads.  Make two ratio tables to show cost and number of loads that are in the same ratios as the original detergents.  Then decide which detergent is the better buy.  Explain your choice referencing your ratio tables.

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CLEAN laundry detergent costs $8.60 for 25 loads.  FRESH laundry detergent costs $10.50 for 40 loads.  Make two ratio tables to show cost and number of loads that are in the same ratios as the original detergents.  Then decide which detergent is the better buy.  Explain your choice referencing your ratio tables.  

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