Question

The cooking instructions for roast chicken state that it needs

90 minutes plus an additional 15
minutes per kilogram. As a formula, this is written:
T = 90 + 15m
where T is the time, in minutes, and m is the mass, in kilo-
grams.
Juan calculated the cooking time for a chicken as 2 hours 45
minutes.
a How heavy was Juan's chicken?

Answer 1

5 kg

Explanation:

use formula, plugging 2 3/4 hours in as 165 minutes

165 = 90 + 15m

75 = 15m

m = 75/15

m = 5