<em>Question Continuation:</em>
<em>Glenn bought 3 pounds of tomatoes. He used 5/8 of them to make sauce. </em>
<em>Make an equation that shows the number of pounds of tomatoes Glenn used for the sauce.</em>
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Weight of Tomato = 3 lb
Used Proportion = 5/8
Required
Determine the portion used
To solve this we simply multiply the used proportion by the weight of the tomato bought
Represent the used portion with y.
So:
