Question

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 3 pounds of meat.

If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will he use? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms.

Answer 1

3:1
3 POUND OF BEEF:1 POUND OF PORK

Answer 2

3 pounds of meat in total is being used

3 to 1 ratio of beef means

3:1
or 3/(3+1) = 3/4 of the quantity is beed and 1/4th is pork

Answer 3

A ratio of 3 to 1 beef to pork means that he uses 3 times as much beef as he uses pork.

Answer 4

So my answer as a mixed number would be 1/4

Answer 5

SO BASED ON THAT, WE CAN SAY THAT IF THE TOTAL IS 3 LBS

Answer 6

1/4 * ( 3lb) is pork

Answer 7

DANG DAN DID IT ALREADY RESPONDING FROM PHONE SUCKS

Answer 8

Nin... your caps lock button is pressed on =P

Answer 9

so 3/4 lb is pork

Answer 10

I THINK THE CONCEPT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

Answer 11

do u understand O_O

Answer 12

That means he will use 3x amount of beef, and 1x amount of pork.
Notice that 3x and 1x are in the required 3:1 ratio of beef to pork.
Now you need a total.
3x + 1x = 3
Solve for x
Then 3x is the amount of beef he will use and x is the amount of pork he will use.