To solve the problem, let's first find out how much powdered dye was used for each shirt yesterday and how much water is needed for the tie-dyeing process.
Step 1: Calculate the amount of powdered dye used for each shirt.
Yesterday, Jina used 29.5 grams of powdered dye for 5 shirts.
To find the amount of powdered dye per shirt: \[ \text{Amount of powdered dye per shirt} = \frac{29.5 \text{ grams}}{5 \text{ shirts}} = 5.9 \text{ grams/shirt} \]
Step 2: Calculate the amount of water used for each shirt.
Since each gram of powdered dye requires 7 liters of water, for each shirt: \[ \text{Water needed per shirt} = 5.9 \text{ grams} \times 7 \text{ liters/gram} = 41.3 \text{ liters/shirt} \]
Summary of Blank Values:
- Amount of powdered dye used for each shirt: 5.9 grams
- Amount of water used for each shirt: 41.3 liters
Now, let's calculate how much water is needed to tie-dye 8 shirts.
Step 3: Calculate total water needed for 8 shirts.
\[ \text{Total water for 8 shirts} = 41.3 \text{ liters/shirt} \times 8 \text{ shirts} = 330.4 \text{ liters} \]
Final Answer:
(b) The amount of water needed to tie-dye 8 shirts is 330.4 liters.