Calculating Spiciness for 400 People: Jalapeno vs. Habanero

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The problem involves calculating the appropriate substitution of habanero peppers for jalapeno peppers in a recipe intended for 400 people, based on their respective spiciness measured in Scoville heat units (SHU).

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

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  • Participants discuss the relative spiciness of jalapeno and habanero peppers and consider whether dimensional analysis is necessary for the problem.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring different perspectives on how to approach the problem. Some suggest that common sense may suffice, while others propose looking into dimensional analysis.

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There is a lack of clarity on how to effectively translate the spiciness difference into the required quantity of habanero peppers, and assumptions about the necessity of specific methods are being questioned.

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Homework Statement


You are to fix dinners for 400 people at a convention of Mexican food fans. Your recipe calls for 2 jalapeno peppers per serving (one serving per person). However, you have only habanero peppers on hand. the spiciness of peppers is measured in terms of the scoville heat unit (SHU). On average, one jalapeno pepper has a spiciness of 4000 SHU and one habanero pepper has a spiciness of 300000 SHU. To get the desired spiciness, how many habanero peppers should you substitute for the jalapeno peppers in the recipe for the 400 dinners?


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Look up some methods in dimensional analysis and see if that helps.
 
^^ U don't need to check up dimensional analysis, this is a common sense question.
 
Think of the relative spiciness of the pepper's to each other.
 

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