Answer:The number of fried chickens that can be made using 3 gallons of oil is 288
Step-by-step explanation:
Josiah needs 2 1/2 cups of oil to make a batch of 15 fried chickens. Converting 2 1/2 cups of oil to decimal, it becomes 2.5 cups of oil.
We want to determine how many fried chickens can be made using 3 gallons of oil. Since 1 gallon contains 16 cups, 3 gallons will contain 3 × 16 = 48 cups.
If 2.5 cups make a batch of 15 fried chickens, then 48 cups would make
(48×15)/2.5 = 288 fried chickens.
