Mike wants to make meatloaf. his recipe
uses a total of 4 pounds of meat.
if he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how
much pork will he use? enter your answer as a
mixed number in simplest terms.

Total meat in the recipe  he wants to use  = 7 pounds

Beef : pork    =    3  : 1

Total pork that he will use =       x 7 pounds

= 7/4 pounds

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Amount of pork used was 1 pound.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mike wants to make meatloaf by adding beef and pork.

Ratio of the meat (beef and pork) is = 3 : 1

Recipe requires total amount of meat = 4 pounds

So the amount of pork used in the recipe =

=

= 1 pound

Therefore, total amount of pork used in the recipe is 1 pound.

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