lily is makin granola. she uses almonds, walnuts and pecans in the ratio 4:3:8 lily uses 40 ounces of pecans. find the weight of the walnuts
almonds : walnuts : pecans = 4x : 3x : 8x
if 8x = 40
x = 5
walnuts = 3x = 15
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To find the weight of the walnuts, we first need to determine the total weight of the almonds, walnuts, and pecans. Since the ratio of almonds:walnuts:pecans is 4:3:8, the total ratio is 4 + 3 + 8 = 15.
Next, we can calculate the weight of one unit of the ratio by dividing the weight of the pecans (40 ounces) by the corresponding ratio for the pecans (8). This gives us 40 ounces / 8 = 5 ounces per unit.
Finally, to find the weight of the walnuts, we multiply the weight of one unit by the corresponding ratio for the walnuts (3): 5 ounces per unit * 3 = 15 ounces.
Therefore, the weight of the walnuts is 15 ounces.
To find the weight of the walnuts, we need to determine their ratio to the pecans.
The given ratio of almonds, walnuts, and pecans is 4:3:8.
We know that the weight of the pecans is 40 ounces.
To find the weight of the walnuts, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of walnuts to pecans:
walnuts/pecans = 3/8
Now we can solve for the weight of the walnuts.
Let's set up the proportion:
walnuts/40 = 3/8
To find the weight of the walnuts, we cross-multiply and solve for walnuts:
8 * walnuts = 40 * 3
8 * walnuts = 120
Now divide both sides of the equation by 8 to solve for walnuts:
walnuts = 120/8
walnuts = 15
Therefore, the weight of the walnuts is 15 ounces.