A special cereal mixture contains rice and wheat in the ratio of 2:3. If a bag of the mixture contains 3 pounds of rice, how much wheat does it contain?

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  4.5 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

The ingredients are proportional so ...

  wheat/rice = 3/2 = ??/3 lb

Multiplying by 3 lb gives ...

  ?? = (3 lb)(3/2) = 9/2 lb = 4.5 lb

The mixture contains 4.5 lb of wheat.

Additional comment

Writing the proportion with the unknown in the numerator makes it possible to find the solution in one step (multiply by the denominator). Any proportion can be written 4 different ways, so you can always choose one that makes the solution easy. (upside down and sideways)

  a/b = c/d   ⇔   b/a = d/c   ⇔   a/c = b/d   ⇔   c/a = d/b

answer: the answer to your question is parallel

distance covered by pamela in 9 l of fuel = 99km

let us apply unitary method here.

distance covered by pamela in 1 l of fuel =99/9 =11 km

now let us find distance covered by pamela if she has 12 l of fuel.

distance covered in 12 l = distance covered in 1 l of fuel * 12

we know that distance covered by here in 1 l is 11 km.

so distance covered in 12 l of fuel = 11*12 = 132 km.