Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 5 pounds of meat.

Q: If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork will he use? Enter you answer as a mixed number in the simplest terms.

PLEASE HELP!

Question

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 5 pounds of meat.

Q: If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork will he use? Enter you answer as a mixed number in the simplest terms.

PLEASE HELP!

anonymous · Answer

Is the question the amounts of beef and pork meat?

anonymous · Answer

Yes.

anonymous · Answer

Let a be beef and b pork. Thus: 
a + b = 5 
a = 3b
Solve the simultaneous equations.

anonymous · Answer

5/4 , 15/4

anonymous · Answer

i got O o

anonymous · Answer

Zuige, how did you get 3b? It doesn't make sense to me.

anonymous · Answer

ratio 3:1
3/1 = a/b
a = 3b

anonymous · Answer

Ishaan94, you said you got 0? Correct?

anonymous · Answer

The answers are:
Beef = 3 3/4 pounds (mixed)
Pork = 1 1/4 pounds (mixed)

anonymous · Answer

Oh..okay. I understand it. Thanks, Zuige!