Question

A recipe calls for five minutes of cooking time for three pounds of

meat. Write an equation that defines this linear model and determine
how long would be needed to cook 37 pounds of meat?

Answer 1

62 minutes are required to cook 37 pounds of meat.

Explanation:

Let cooking time = y

pounds of meat = x

So, The equation for this linear model will be:

y=(5/3)*x

Now, we need to find how long would be needed to cook 37 pounds of meat?

So x= 37

Putting it in linear model and finding value of x

y=(5/3)*37

y=62 minutes

So, 62 minutes are required to cook 37 pounds of meat.