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The recipe for beef stew calls for 1/4 teaspoon of pepper for every 3 potatoes. If 9 potatoes are used, how much pepper is needed? Solve the proportion StartFraction one-fourth over 3 EndFraction = StartFraction
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The recipe for beef stew calls for 1/4 teaspoon of pepper for every 3 potatoes. If 9 potatoes are used, how much pepper is needed?

Solve the proportion StartFraction one-fourth over 3 EndFraction = StartFraction p over 9 EndFraction to answer the question.

Explain your steps:

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Answer:

3/4 or .75 teaspoons for 9 potatoes.

Explanation:

1/4:3 is the original ratio. In order to find the equivalent ratio when 3=9, you would have to multiply.

3x3=9

1/4x3=.75

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Answer:

1/4 over 3 = p/9

Explanation:

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