Question

Grant uses 3 pounds of ground beef to make 12 hamburger patties.

What is the rate of pounds per patty?

Responses

9 poundspatty9 poundspatty

0.25 poundspatty0 point 2 5 poundspatty

4 poundspatty4 poundspatty

15 poundspatty15 poundspatty

Answer 1

1 : 4

Explanation:

the ratio of pounds per patty is:

3 : 12

simplified, it would be 1 : 4

so, that means that for every pound of beef, 4 hamburgers would be made.