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? (1 point)
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 must account for the 10% weight loss during cooking.
Let x be the weight of the uncooked chicken.
After cooking, the weight of the chicken will be 0.9x (10% weight loss).
We are given that 0.9x = 1,170 grams.
Solving for x:
x = 1,170 grams / 0.9
x = 1,300 grams
Therefore, the correct answer is:
C. 1,300 grams