During cooking a chicken loses 10% of its weight due to water loss. In order to obtain 1,170 grams of cooked chicken, how many grams of uncooked chicken must be used?
A. 1,053 grams
B. 1,287 grams
C. 1,300 grams
D. 1,340 grams
To find out how many grams of uncooked chicken must be used, we need to first calculate the weight loss of the chicken during cooking.
Let x be the weight of the uncooked chicken. After a 10% weight loss due to water loss, the weight of the cooked chicken will be 0.90x.
Given that the weight of the cooked chicken is 1,170 grams, we can set up the equation:
0.90x = 1,170
Solving for x:
x = 1,170 / 0.90
x = 1,300
Therefore, the answer is:
C. 1,300 grams.