If a sub requires 6 ounces of turkey and yields 80% after preparation, how much raw turkey is needed?

To determine how much raw turkey is needed for a sub that requires 6 ounces of turkey after preparation, you need to account for the yield, which indicates the percentage of the raw product that is usable after it has been cooked or otherwise processed.

In this case, the yield is 80%. This means that 80% of the raw turkey will result in the desired cooked amount. To find the amount of raw turkey needed, you can set up the equation based on the yield:

Let ( x ) represent the amount of raw turkey required. Since 80% of ( x ) should equal 6 ounces, you can express this as:

[

0.8x = 6

]

To solve for ( x ), divide both sides of the equation by 0.8:

[

x = \frac{6}{0.8}

]

Calculating the right side gives:

[

x = 7.5 \text{ ounces}

]

Therefore, to achieve the final yield of 6 ounces of turkey, 7.5 ounces of raw turkey are required.

This correctly aligns with the concept of yield in food preparation, where the final quantity is less than the initial quantity due to loss