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To find out the weight of the uncooked brisket required for Jeremy to have 12.5 lbs of cooked brisket, we need to first calculate the weight of the brisket before it is cooked.
Let x be the weight of the uncooked brisket. After cooking, the brisket will lose 35% of its weight, so the weight of the cooked brisket will be 65% of the uncooked weight.
Given that the weight of the cooked brisket (12.5 lbs) is 65% of the uncooked weight, we can set up the equation:
0.65x = 12.5
Solving for x:
x = 12.5 / 0.65
x ≈ 19.23
Therefore, Jeremy needs to start with a 19.2 lb uncooked brisket to end up with 12.5 lbs of smoked brisket at the family reunion.