This question is actually very easy. Chef James is making his special Cream of C

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This question is actually very easy.

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

Chef James does not have time to measure out so many tablespoons, teaspoons, and cups! Use the conversion factors on the next page to help him modify the measurements in his recipe. This will make measuring the quantities easier.   Write your answers as fractions or mixed numbers.

Some English System Conversion

1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 8 ounces

4 cups = 1 quart

2 cups = 1 pint

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

1 pound = 16 ounces

Calculate:

Modified Recipe for Cream of Chicken Soup, 60 servings:

_______cups butter

_______cups flour

_______quarts chicken broth

_______cups cooked, diced chicken

_______pints heavy cream

_______tablespoons sherry

_______ounces salt

Explanation / Answer

Butter:

8 tablespoons for 4 people

So, 8 x 15 = 120 tablespoons for 60 people

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

So, 120 tablespoons = 15/2 cups = 7 1/2 cups butter for 60 people

Flour:

2/3 cups flour for 4 people

So, 2/3 x 15 = 10 cups flour for 60 people

Chicken Broth:

4 cups chicken broth for 4 people

So, 4 x 15 = 60 cups broth for 60 people.

4 cups = 1 quart

So, 60 cups = 60 / 4 = 15 quarts for 60 people

Cooked, Diced chicken

2 1/2 cups for 4 people

So 2 1/2 x 15 = 75 / 2 = 37 1/2 cups of cooked, diced chicken for 60 people

Heavy Cream :

1/2 cup heavy cream for 4 people

So, 1/2 x 15 = 15/2 cups heavy cream for 60 people

2 cups = 1 pint

So 15/2 cups = 15/4 = 3 3/4 pints heavy cream for 60 people

Sherry:

2 teaspoons for 4 people

So 2 x 15 = 30 teaspoons for 60 people

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

So 30 teaspoons = 30/3 = 10 tablespoons of sherry for 60 people

Salt:

1 tablespoon salt for 4 people

So, 1 x 15 = 15 tablespoons salt for 60 people

16 tablespoons = 8 ounces

So, 15 tablespoons = 15/2 = 7 1/2 ounces salt for 60 people

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