Rona mixes 2 pounds of meat with some chopped vegetables to make a mixture. She divides the mixture into 4 equal portions. Each portion weighs 3 pounds. Which equation and solution shows the total amount of chopped vegetables she used in the mixture?
well if each portion is 3 pounds and there is 4 portions all together it would be 12 pounds. you already know know that the meat is 2 pounds so you subtract 2 from the whole and you are left with 10. The chopped vegetables are 10 pounds in total. The answer is 4x3=12-2=10
● We already know that Rona used 2 pounds of meat in her mixture. Since she divided the whole mixture in to 4 equal portions, we can assume there is an equal amount of meat in each.
● 2/4=0.5, or one half.
●We now know there's half a pound of meat in each portion. Since 3-0.5=2.5, we know that there's also 2.5 pounds of vegetables in each portion as well.
● However, there are 4 portions, each with 2.5 lb of vegetables. To find the total amount of vegetables, we have to multiply 4 and 2.5 together.
● 4 times 2.5= 10.
● The total amount of chopped vegetables Rona used in the mixture is 10 pounds.
