Question

In a tin of baked beans, weight of beans : weight of tomatoes : weight of other ingredients = 3 : 2 : 1 there are 150g of tomatoes in the tin. Work out the weight of the beans

Answer 1

Weight of beans = 225 g

Explanation:

In a tin of baked beans, weight of beans : weight of tomatoes : weight of other ingredients = 3 : 2 : 1 there are 150g of tomatoes in the tin. Work out the weight of the beans

To solve the question above, we will follow the steps below;

First, we need to find the unit ratio of the weight of tomatoes

To find that, we will simply divide 150 g by 2, that is 150 g ÷ 2 = 75 g.

Next, we can now proceed to find the weight of the beans

Since the ratio of beans is 3, this implies that;

Weight of beans = 3 × 75 g = 225 g

Therefore, Weight of beans = 225 g

Answer 2

225 g

Explanation:

beans/tomatoes = 3/2

beans/(150 g) = 3/2 . . . . . filling in the mass of the tomatoes

beans = (3/2)·(150 g) = 225 g . . . . multiply by 150 g

The weight of the beans is 225 g.