Mike wants to make meatloaf. His recipe uses 7lbs of meat. If he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will je use? enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms

The total quantity of meatloaf that Mike uses for his recipe = 7 pounds

The ratio of beef to pork that needs to be used = 3:1

Let us assume the common ratio to be = x

Then

3x + x = 7

4x = 7

x = 7/4

So

The amount of pork that is

needed for the recipe of Mike = 1 * (7/4) pounds

= (7/4) pounds

= 1 3/4 pounds

So the quantity of pork that is required to make the recipe of Mike is 1 3/4 pounds. I hope the procedure is simple enough for you to understand.