A recipe yields 8 portions.  The chef wants it to serve 14.  What is the conversion factor?

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1. A recipe yields 8 portions.  The chef wants it to serve 14.  What is the conversion factor?

2. A recipe yields 6 two-ounce portions.  The chef wants to serve 25 five-ounce portions.  What is the conversion factor?

3. A bunch of pears’ AP weight is 3# 4oz. Their weight after peeling, coring, and slicing is 1# 14 oz.  What is the yield percent for these pears?

4. What is the AP weight of 2# 6oz of peeled turnips if their yield percent is 88%? 

5. How many ounces of trimmed asparagus can you expect to get out of 1# of purchased asparagus, if the yield percent of asparagus is 79%? 

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