Our Bistro features a popular French Country Meatball Sandwich on the lunch menu. We are open 6 days a week and sell 80 sandwiches per day. Chef’s meatball recipe makes 60 meatballs. It calls for 8 lbs. of ground sirloin, and the food cost on that recipe is $81.70. We serve 3 meatballs on each sandwich. How much ground sirloin does the chef need to order weekly?
To calculate the amount of ground sirloin the chef needs to order weekly, we first need to find out how many meatballs are used each week.
To do this, we multiply the number of sandwiches sold per day (80) by the number of meatballs used per sandwich (3):
80 sandwiches/day * 3 meatballs/sandwich = 240 meatballs/day
Next, we need to find out how many meatballs are made from the chef's meatball recipe. Since the recipe makes 60 meatballs, we can calculate the number of meatballs made per day by dividing the total number of meatballs used per week by the number of days the bistro is open per week:
240 meatballs/day * 6 days/week = 1440 meatballs/week
Now we need to determine how much ground sirloin is used to make 1440 meatballs. Since the recipe calls for 8 lbs. of ground sirloin, we can calculate the amount of ground sirloin needed per meatball by dividing the total amount of ground sirloin used by the total number of meatballs made:
8 lbs. / 60 meatballs = 0.1333333333 lbs./meatball
Finally, we can calculate the amount of ground sirloin needed weekly by multiplying the amount of ground sirloin needed per meatball by the total number of meatballs made per week:
0.1333333333 lbs./meatball * 1440 meatballs/week = 192 lbs. of ground sirloin needed weekly.
Therefore, the chef needs to order 192 lbs. of ground sirloin weekly for the French Country Meatball Sandwich.
To calculate how much ground sirloin the chef needs to order weekly, we need to determine the number of meatballs required daily and multiply it by the amount of ground sirloin used to make the meatballs.
Step 1: Calculate the number of meatballs used per day:
Since each sandwich contains 3 meatballs, and the bistro sells 80 sandwiches per day, the total number of meatballs used per day is 3 x 80 = 240 meatballs.
Step 2: Determine the amount of ground sirloin used per meatball:
The chef's recipe makes 60 meatballs using 8 lbs. of ground sirloin. So, the amount of ground sirloin used per meatball is 8 lbs. / 60 meatballs = 0.1333333... lbs. per meatball.
Step 3: Calculate the amount of ground sirloin used daily:
To calculate the amount of ground sirloin used daily, we multiply the number of meatballs used daily (240) by the amount of ground sirloin used per meatball (0.1333333... lbs. per meatball):
240 meatballs x 0.1333333... lbs. per meatball = 32 lbs. (rounded to the nearest pound).
Step 4: Calculate the amount of ground sirloin needed weekly:
Since the bistro is open 6 days a week, we multiply the amount of ground sirloin used daily (32 lbs.) by the number of days per week (6):
32 lbs. x 6 days = 192 lbs.
Therefore, the chef needs to order 192 lbs. of ground sirloin weekly.
To calculate how much ground sirloin the chef needs to order weekly, we need to find out how many meatballs are used in a week and then calculate the amount of ground sirloin required for that quantity.
First, we know that the Bistro is open for 6 days a week and sells 80 sandwiches per day. This gives us a total of 6 x 80 = 480 sandwiches sold in a week.
Next, we know that the chef's meatball recipe makes 60 meatballs and that 3 meatballs are used in each sandwich. Therefore, the total number of meatballs used in a week would be 480 x 3 = 1440 meatballs.
Now, we need to find out how much ground sirloin is required for these 1440 meatballs. The recipe calls for 8 lbs. of ground sirloin, and the food cost for that recipe is $81.70. We can use this information to calculate the amount of ground sirloin required for 1440 meatballs.
First, we find the cost per pound of ground sirloin:
Cost per pound = Food cost / Amount of ground sirloin
Cost per pound = $81.70 / 8 lbs = $10.21 per pound
Next, we find the amount of ground sirloin required for 1440 meatballs:
Amount of ground sirloin = Meatballs / Meatballs per pound
Amount of ground sirloin = 1440 meatballs / (60 meatballs / 8 lbs) = 192 lbs
Therefore, the chef needs to order 192 lbs of ground sirloin weekly for the French Country Meatball Sandwiches.