Question

A recipe requires 5 kg of cleaned, peeled, and diced cucumbers. What is the minimum amount of cucumbers to purchase if the yield percent is 82?

Answer 1

4.1kg

Explanation:

A recipe requires 5 kg of cleaned, peeled, and diced cucumbers. What is the minimum amount of cucumbers to purchase if the yield percent is 82?

The formula to solve the above question is given as:

Edible portion = Amount purchased/Yield percent

Amount purchased = Edible portion × Yield percent

Amount purchased = 5 kg × 82%

Amount purchased = 4.1kg