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Lisa wants to carve the 7kg Turkey at 8pm.

Allow 20 minutes per kg + 90 minutes.

Allow to stand for 20 minutes before carving.

At what time should Lisa start cooking the turkey.

 Mar 10, 2016
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7kg @ 8pm  m = minutes h = hours

20m/kg*7kg = 140m + 90m + 20m = 250m.   250m*1/60h/m= 4 hours & 10 minutes. 8pm - 4hours & 10 minutes = 3:50pm

 

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let mass m = 7kg, time final Tf = 8pm where 8pm is 1200 minutes, x = 20 minutes per kilogram (minutes/kg)

Time Tf (final) = 8pm = 20 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 1200 minutes.

To (initial) = Tf-xm+90+20 m=7kg

To = Tf -  (20 minutes/kilogram*7 kilogram) + (90+20)

To = Tf - 140 minutes + 110 minutes

To = Tf - 250 minutes

To = 1200 minutes -250 minutes = 950 minutes

950 minutes * (1 hour / 60 minutes) = 15.83333

15 hours = 3 pm,

.83333 * (60 minutes)) = 50 minutes

[3:50pm]

 Mar 10, 2016

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