Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses 7lbs of meat. If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will je use? enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms
The total quantity of meatloaf that Mike uses for his recipe = 7 pounds The ratio of beef to pork that needs to be used = 3:1 Let us assume the common ratio to be = x Then 3x + x = 7 4x = 7 x = 7/4 So The amount of pork that is needed for the recipe of Mike = 1 * (7/4) pounds = (7/4) pounds = 1 3/4 pounds So the quantity of pork that is required to make the recipe of Mike is 1 3/4 pounds. I hope the procedure is simple enough for you to understand.
