1. I am making holiday cookies and the recipe says that it will make 48 cookies. After eating some raw cookie dough I bake the remainder into cookies and am able to make 44 cookies. what is the percent yield?
Theoretical yield is TY = 48
Actual yield is AY = 44
% yield = (AY/TY)*100 = ?
91.6% or should I just round it and put 92%
My calculator reads 91.66 which rounds to 91.7. If your prof is picky I would note that you are allowed only two significant figures in the answer (both 44 and 48 have two s.f.) so I would report 92%.
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To calculate the percent yield, you need to compare the actual yield (the number of cookies you made) to the theoretical yield (the number of cookies the recipe claims it will make).
In this case, the recipe claims it will make 48 cookies, but you were able to make only 44 cookies.
To calculate percent yield, use the following formula:
Percent Yield = (Actual Yield ÷ Theoretical Yield) x 100
In this case:
Actual Yield = 44 cookies
Theoretical Yield = 48 cookies
Let's plug the values into the formula:
Percent Yield = (44 ÷ 48) x 100
Percent Yield = (0.9167) x 100
Percent Yield = 91.67%
Therefore, the percent yield of your holiday cookies is approximately 91.67%.