Question

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 7 pounds of meat. If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will hi use? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms.

Answer 1

Total meat in the recipe  he wants to use  = 7 pounds

Beef : pork    =    3  : 1

Total pork that he will use =      $\frac{1}{3+1}$ x 7 pounds

= 7/4 pounds

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