Question

If Mike uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork how much pork will he use with a total of 3 pounds?

Answer 1

0.75 POUNDS OF PORK .. !!!!

total of 100 pounds of meet..if 75 pounds of beef is used with 25 pounds of pork it creates the ratio of 3:1
if displayed as a fraction
pork = 1/4
beef = 3/4
pork weight= 100* 1/4 =25pounds
beef weight= 100* 3/4 =76pounds
and if only 3 pounds are used ....
total weight of pork used is...... = 3*1/4 =0.75 pounds