Question

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe

uses a total of 7 pounds of meat. If he uses a 3 to one ratio of beef to pork,how Mach pork will he use?

Answer 1

Mark will use 1.25 pounds of pork.

Explanation:

Let b represent the number of pounds of pork and p represent the number of pounds of beef. Since the ratio of beef to pork is 3 to 1, we have b/p = 3/1, which then becomes b = 3p. From this:

`3p + p = 7`

`4p = 7`

`p = 1.75`

`b = 3 * 1.75 = 5.25`