During cooking, chicken loses 10% of its weight due to water loss. In order to obtain 1,170 grams of cooked chicken, how many gr

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rjkz [21]

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During cooking, chicken loses 10% of its weight due to water loss. In order to obtain 1,170 grams of cooked chicken, how many gr

ams of uncooked chciekn must be used?

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sweet-ann [11.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-10T04:06:40+03:00

sweet-ann [11.9K]3 years ago

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Working backwards,

1,170×.10 =?
=117
So we know that 10% of 1,170 is 117. Now, add them together.
1,170+117=?
=1,287
Therefore, 1,287 grams of uncooked chicken must be used.