3/4 cup of salt to make 4/5 LB of seasoning, how many lbs of seasoning does 3 cups of salt make?

Question

3/4 cup salt makes 4/5 LB seasoning

how much seasoning does 3 cups of salt make, do not know what else to put in description 

 

Answer 1

s represents the amount of seasoning

3/4 : 4/5 :: 3 : s        proportion

0.75 : 0.8 :: 3 : s       convert to decimal (easier to read)

0.75s = 3(0.8)           product means/extremes

 

Can you solve for s and answer?