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? which proportion represents this problem? startfraction one-fourth over 3 endfraction = startfraction 9 over p endfraction startfraction one-fourth over 3 endfraction = startfraction p over 9 endfraction startfraction one-fourth over 9 endfraction = startfraction 3 over p endfraction startfraction one-fourth over p endfraction = startfraction 9 over 3 endfraction.