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...
In order to find the amount of uncooked chicken needed, you need to account for the 10% weight loss during cooking.
Let x be the amount of uncooked chicken needed.
After cooking, the weight of the chicken will be 90% of x.
So, 0.90x = 1,170 grams
x = 1,170 / 0.90
x = 1,300 grams
Therefore, the answer is C. 1,300 grams.
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I need to correct the calculation in my previous response. Let's go through it step by step:
1. Let x be the amount of uncooked chicken needed.
2. After cooking, the weight of the chicken will be 90% (100% - 10%) of x.
3. So, 0.90x = 1,170 grams
4. x = 1,170 / 0.90
5. x = 1,300 grams
Therefore, after recalculating, the correct answer is indeed C. 1,300 grams. Thank you for catching that mistake.