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.
We can do it 2 ways First way 1) We have (3+1)= 4 parts of meat 2) 3 pounds is 4 parts, one part is 3/4(pounds) 3) So, pork is one part , and Mike needs 3/4 pounds of pork
Second way beef/pork =3/1, If pork is x pounds, then 3x pounds is beef. Altogether, x+3x =3 4x=3 x=3/4 Answer 3/4 pounds of pork.
If you need, enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms. It can look like [tex]
0 \frac{3}{4}
[/tex] or [tex] \frac{3}{4} [/tex]
