Question

2. How much will it cost you to buy enough ham to serve 85 lb of cookedsliced ham if whole, bone-in hams weigh 18 lb AP, have an AP to ASwaste percentage of 44%, and cost $1.83 per AP pound?

Answer 1

What number reduced by 44% gives us 85?

We write:

x - 0.44x = 85

0.56 x = 85

x = 85/0.56

x = 151.79

Now,

We need to buy 151.79 pounds of ham, which is 152 pounds.

1.83 * 152 = $278.16