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During cooking, chicken loses 10% of its weight due to water loss. In order to obtain 1,170 grams of cooked chicken, how many grams of uncooked chicken must be used?
A: 1,053 grams
B: 1,287 grams
C: 1,300 grams
D: 1,340 grams

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cheisvh
Well all you have to do is 1170(1.10) and your answer will be B: 1287 grams
devishri1977

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let weight of the uncooked chicken = x grams

1170 + 10% of x = x

x  - 10% of x =  1170

[tex]x-0.1x=1170\\0.9x=1170\\\\x=\frac{1170}{0.9}\\\\x=\frac{1170*10}{0.9*10}\\\\x=\frac{11700}{9}\\\\x=1300grams\\[/tex]

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