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17 June, 10:02

Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses a total of 8 lbs of meat. If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork how much pork will he use?

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  1. 17 June, 10:38
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    2 pounds of pork, 6 pounds beef
  2. 17 June, 11:53
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    Let x represent the amount of beef and y represent the amount of pork Mike used in recipe.

    He used total 8 lbs of meat, so we can write:

    x + y = 8

    He uses 3:1 ratio of beef to pork, so we can write:

    x : y = 3 : 1

    x = 3y

    Using this value of x in first equation, we get:

    3y + y = 8

    4y = 8

    y = 2

    x = 3y = 3 (2) = 6

    This means Mike used 6 lbs of beef and 2 lbs of pork for his recipe
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