Sam follows the directions on a box of pancake mix. The box says that it makes 10 pancakes, but he is able to make 8 pancakes from the ingredients. In this case, the number 10 represents which type of yield?

Theoretical yield is the amount a recipe or process is expected to produce under ideal conditions. The box says the mix makes 10 pancakes, so 10 is the theoretical yield. Sam’s 8 pancakes are the actual yield because that is what he really made.

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