Please find the edible portion percentage. A case of carrots comes in weighing 50 pounds. after it is trimed for soup there is 14 pounds of weight.

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Please find the edible portion percentage.  A case of carrots comes in weighing 50 pounds.  after it is trimed for soup there is 14 pounds of weight.

anonymous · Answer

(14/50) *100=28
100-28=72%

anonymous · Answer

Can you please show me th steps in which you arrived at this number.  This is college culinary math.

anonymous · Answer

14 pounds is 28% of 50 pounds
when you divide 50 by 14 you get .28
multiply by 100 to turn that into a percentage
thats the inedible portion percentage
the remaining 72% is edible   (100-28)