When 1 pound of wettable powder is suggested per 100 gallons, how many tablespoons would you need for 1 gallon?

To determine how many tablespoons you would need for 1 gallon when 1 pound of wettable powder is suggested per 100 gallons, it’s important to first establish the ratio of the pesticide to the water.

If 1 pound is needed for 100 gallons, this means that in 1 gallon, you would need 1/100 of a pound of the wettable powder. Since 1 pound equals 16 ounces, dividing 1 pound by 100 gives you 0.01 pounds per gallon, which is equivalent to 0.16 ounces (as 0.01 pound x 16 ounces/pound = 0.16 ounces).

Next, to convert ounces to tablespoons, knowing that there are 2 tablespoons in 1 ounce helps with this conversion. Therefore, if you have 0.16 ounces, multiplying that by 2 (tablespoons per ounce) yields 0.32 tablespoons.

Considering common cooking and measuring practice, this would round to about 1 tablespoon for ease of measurement, given that the closest practical measure would be easier to work with. Therefore, when following the guidance provided, the appropriate answer is 1 tablespoon for 1 gallon.