mike wants to make a meatloaf his recipe uses a total of 8 pounds of meat. if he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork how much pork will he use?
To determine how much pork Mike will use in his meatloaf, we can use the given ratio of 3 to 1 for beef to pork.
To find the amount of pork, we need to divide the total weight of meat (8 pounds) by the sum of the ratio parts, which is 3 + 1 = 4. This will give us the weight of each part of the ratio.
8 pounds / 4 = 2 pounds
Therefore, Mike will use 2 pounds of pork in his meatloaf.
1/4 = x/8
4x = 8
x = 2