Question

An 8-lb cut of roast beef is to be medium roasted at 350 Fahrenheit. Total roasting time is determined by allowing 15 minutes roasting time for every pound of beef . If the roast is placed in a preheated oven at 2:00 pm., what time should it be removed ?

Answer 1

Given:

15 minutes roasting time for every pound of beef.

Total amount of beef is 8-lb

$\begin{gathered} \text{Total time taken to roast 8-lb of beef}=15\times8 \\ \text{Total time taken to roast 8-lb of beef}=120\min utes\text{ } \\ \text{Total time taken to roast 8-lb of beef}=2\text{ hours} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} \text{Time to remove from the over =2:00 pm +2 hours } \\ \text{Time to remove from the over =}4\colon00pm \end{gathered}$