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 to answer the question. explain your steps.

Talia took the bus from her home to the bank and then walked back to her home along the same route. the bus traveled at an average speed of 40 km/h and she walked at an average speed of 5 km/h. to determine the time, x, that it took talia to walk home, she used the equation 40(0.9 – x) = 5x. the time of trip 2 is hours. the distance of trip 1 is km.