SOLUTION: Hunter wants to make sausage consisting of 50% Pork, 37% Beef, and the rest venison. How much PORK will he need if he uses 65 pounds of venison?

Question 450099: Hunter wants to make sausage consisting of 50% Pork, 37% Beef, and the rest venison. How much PORK will he need if he uses 65 pounds of venison?
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, htmentor:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100-50-37=13
13:50::65:x
13/50=65/x
13x=3250
x=3250/13=250 lbs. of pork..

Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hunter wants to make sausage consisting of 50% Pork, 37% Beef, and the rest venison. How much PORK will he need if he uses 65 pounds of venison?
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To add up to 100%, the sausage must therefore be 13% venison.
Since the sausage is 13% venison, and he used 65 lbs of venison, we can write
65/t = 0.13 -> t = 65/0.13 = 500 lb, where t = the total amount of sausage
Therefore, since the sausage is 50% pork, we have
0.50*500 = 250 lb
So he used 250 lbs. of pork
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