Question

jaden made a pot of chili with 48 ounces of ground beef and 2 tablespoons of chili powder.he made another pot of chili with the same amount of ground beef,but he used 3 times as much chili powder.how many pounds of ground beef per talespoon of chili powder did he use in the second pot of chili

Answer 1

0.5 lb

Explanation:

First we will convert 48 ounces to pounds. There are 16 ounces in a pound; this gives us

48/16 = 3 lb.

In the first pot he uses 2 tablespoons of chili powder. In the second pot, he uses 3 times as much; this is 2(3) = 6.

This makes the pounds of beef per tablespoon of chili powder

3/6 = 0.5.

Answer 2

1/2 pound.

Explanation:

Conversions: 48 oz = 3 lb

The ratio in the new pot is 3*2 tbs : 3 pounds , or just 6:3, which simplifies to 2:1. This means for every two tbs of powder, 1 lb of beef is used. This means that for every one tbs, 1/2 lb of beef is used.