The chef has 300 pounds of strip sheep. The trim loss on the strip sheep is 40% and the cooking loss is 60% of the trimmed weight. How many pounds of trimmed cooked strip sheep will the chef have left to serve to his customers?

Answer 1

.6 * 300 = 180 left after 40% trim

.4 * 180 = 72 left to eat

Answer 2

Remember 40% LOSS is 60% LEFT :)