Chapter 6.1, Problem 27PPS

To determine

To calculate:Time required to cook 18 pound turkey

Answer to Problem 27PPS

18 pounds turkey should be cooked for 4.5 hours.If an 18 pounds turkey is cooked for 4 hours, it was not cooked long enough.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: 4 pounds of turkey is baked in about 1 hour

Formula used:

Use Unitary method. First find time required to bake 1 pound of turkey then find time required to bake 18 pounds of turkey.

Calculation:

Time required to bake four pounds of meat = 1 hour

So,

Time required to bake 1 pound of meat = $\frac{1}{4}$ hour

Time taken to bake 18 pounds of meat = $18\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)=\frac{9}{2}=4.5$ hours

Hence, 18 pounds turkey should be cooked for 4.5 hours.

So, if an 18 pounds turkey is cooked for 4 hours, it was not cooked long enough.