Answer:
15 sticks butter
3 pounds flour
4 gallons of chicken broth
25 pounds chicken
2 quarts heavy cream
5 ounces of sherry
Step-by-step explanation:
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Chef James is making his special Cream of Chicken soup for a luncheon. Sixty guests are expected and his recipe serves 4 people.
Cream of Chicken Soup:
8 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 ½ cups cooked, diced chicken
½ cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons sherry
1 tablespoon salt
He wants to make enough to serve all sixty guests at one time. To decide how much of each ingredient he will need, multiply each of the recipe ingredients by the number of batches of soup Chef James needs to prepare.
Additional information:
All measures have to be multiplied by 15 (4*15 = 60) in order to satisfied the 60 guest.
-sticks butter : 8*15 = 120 tablespoons, 120/2 = 60 ounce, 60/4 = 15 sticks
-pounds flour : 2/3*15 = 10 cups, 10/4 = 2.5 pounds
-gallons chicken broth : 4*15 = 60 cups, 60/16 = 3 3/4 gallons
-pounds chicken : 2 1/2*15 = 37 1/2 cups, 37 1/2 ÷ 1 1/2 = 25 pounds of raw chicken
-quarts heavy cream : 1/2*15 = 15/2 cups, 15/2 ÷ 16 = 15/32 gallons, 15/32*4 = 15/8 quarts
-ounces sherry: 2*15 = 30 teaspoon, 30/3 = 10 tablespoon, 10/2 = 5 ounces