Question

You are catering an event. Your muffin recipe creates 12 muffins per batch. You mix up enough ingredients to make 12 batches of muffins. When you are done you have 140 muffins. What was your percentage yield?

a)11.7

b)100

c)4

d)103

e)97.2

Answer 1

To find the percentage yield, divide the actual yield by the theoretical yield and multiply by 100. In this case, the percentage yield is 97.2%. Option E is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percentage yield, we need to compare the actual yield to the theoretical yield. In this case, the theoretical yield would be the number of muffins that should have been produced based on the number of batches made. The actual yield is given as 140 muffins, which is less than the expected yield of 12 batches x 12 muffins = 144 muffins.

To calculate the percentage yield, we can use the formula:

Percentage Yield = (Actual Yield / Theoretical Yield) x 100

Plugging in the values, we get:

Percentage Yield = (140 / 144) x 100 = 97.2%

Therefore, the correct answer is e) 97.2%.

The question asks for the percentage yield of muffins after preparing a certain number of batches. To calculate the percentage yield, we compare the actual number of muffins produced to the expected number based on the recipe. The recipe states that one batch yields 12 muffins, therefore, 12 batches should yield 12 x 12 = 144 muffins.

If the event produced 140 muffins, the percentage yield is calculated using the formula: (actual yield / theoretical yield) x 100%. So, the percentage yield is (140 / 144) x 100% = 97.2%.