CHEF

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Create menus
• Prepare food
• *variety of different kinds of chefs*
• Price dishes
• Oversee the kitchen

SKILLS NEEDED

• Work efficiently and be clean
• Make food that tastes and goes together
• Meet the needs of their customer
• Make the meal look presentable
• Portion meals equally & estimate measurements

JOB LOCATION

• *Depends on type*
• Restaurants
• Catering
• Personal (at someone's home)

NECESSARY TRAINING

• College
• Culinary School
• Apprenticeship
• Other training

MATH SKILLS NEED

• Convert measurements
• Price properly
• Take inventory
• Estimate

aPPLYING MATH

• You are cooking for a large party, you need:
• 4 1/3 cups of flour for noodles for 8 people
• 1 1/4 cup of marinate for chicken for 6 people
• 37 people are eating homemade pasta
• 23 people are waning marinated chicken

CONTINUED

• How many cups of flour are needed to feed 37 people?
• How many cups of marinated are needed for 23 people?

ANSWERS

• 4 1/3 cups, 8 people: 37/8= ab. 5
• 13/3 * 5/1= 65/3= 21.6; 22 cups
• 1 1/4 cups, 6 people: 23/6= ab. 4
• 5/4*4/1= 20/4; 5 cups
• 5 cups of marinate, 22 cups of flour