Question

An 8-pound boneless ham contains 36 servings of meat. How many servings would an 2 pound ham make? Show your work using equivalent ratios.

Answer 1

The answer really is 9 servings of meat.

Explanation:

I had the same question and I got it right...but mine said: Write a proportion that could be used to solve this problem. Do not solve it.

Answer 2

9 servings of meat.

Explanation:

The first ratio you are given is 8:36. You are trying to figure out what 2:__ is.

8/36 x 2/X

Multiply 2 x 36 and get 72. Now divide 72 by 8 to get 9.