Question

Garrett is using 3/4 of a tablespoon of barbecue sauce on each piece of chicken. If Garrett is making 8 pieces of chicken, how much barbecue sauce will he need?

Answer 1

The barbecue sauce needed to make 8 pieces of chicken is 6 tablespoon.

Explanation:

The amount of barbecue sauce needed for 1 piece of chicken = 3/4

Pieces of chicken Garrett is making = 8

To find the total amount of barbecue sauce needed for 8 pieces of chicken:

Total amount of barbecue sauce = Number of chicken pieces
`*` amount of barbecue sauce needed.

⇒ 8
`*` 3/4

⇒ 2
`*` 3

⇒ 6

6 tablespoon of barbecue sauce is needed to make 8 pieces of chicken.