Question

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 6 pounds of meat. If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will he use? Answer needs to be as a mixed number in simplest terms.

Answer 1

he uses 2 lbs of pork

Answer 2

he would use 2 pounds of pork

Answer 3

It was incorrect, why was it ;o.

Answer 4

what do you mean

Answer 5

It was incorrect it said that 2 was incorrect ;o

Answer 6

oh okay let me solve it again

Answer 7

We used 8 pounds.

Answer 8

Mike will have 3 parts of beef and 1 part of pork. That totals 4 parts. He will need to divide 6 pounds ÷ 4 parts = 1.5 pounds . Now Mike has to multiply 1.5 pounds * 3 to get the amount of beef.

3 parts of beef * 1.5 pounds per part = 4.5 pounds of beef.
1 part of port * 1.5 pounds per part = 1.5 pounds of pork.

4.5 + 1.5 = 6 pounds
4.5 = 4 1/2
1.5 = 1 /2

Answer 9

that seems right :)