The recipe for beef stew calls for 1/4 teaspoon of pepper for every 3 potatoes. If 9 potatoes are used, how much pepper is needed?
Solve the proportion
¼ over 3 = p over 9
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x= amount of pepper for 9 potatoes
(1/4)/3= x/9 cross multiply
(l3 * x)= (1/4 * 9) 3x= 9/4 multiply both sides by 4 12x= 9
divide both sides by 12 x= 9/12 simplify by 3 x= 3/4 teaspoon
ANSWER: 3/4 teaspoon of pepper is needed for 9 potatoes.
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