A foodie has broken down the math of how much shrimp you would need to consume using Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat deal to profit off the meal. 

The woman – known only as Rachel – posted a TikTok video that contained her handwritten cost-to-profit breakdown and graph to inform her followers how many orders would help get them the most bang for their buck.

In her video she compares the cost of people making the shrimp bowls themselves instead of heading to Red Lobster in order to figure out how much food a customer should eat at the restaurant to make the deal worth their while. 

Taking their cues from the internet phenomenon dubbed ‘girl math,’ many TikTok users have called Rachel’s financial breakdown ‘shrimp math.’ 

A foodie breaks down the 'math' of how much shrimp you need to consume using Red Lobster's all-you-can-eat deal to profit off the meal

A foodie breaks down the 'math' of how much shrimp you need to consume using Red Lobster's all-you-can-eat deal to profit off the meal

A foodie breaks down the ‘math’ of how much shrimp you need to consume using Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat deal to profit off the meal

Rachel posted a TikTok video that contains her handwritten cost-to-profit breakdown and graph to inform her followers how many orders would get them the most bang for their buck

Rachel posted a TikTok video that contains her handwritten cost-to-profit breakdown and graph to inform her followers how many orders would get them the most bang for their buck

Rachel posted a TikTok video that contains her handwritten cost-to-profit breakdown and graph to inform her followers how many orders would get them the most bang for their buck

She started off her clip by showing a screengrab of the brand’s meals behind her and announcing: ‘This is how much shrimp you need to eat at Red Lobster for their endless shrimp deal to not only break even, but to profit on your short-term investment and I’m going to use math math to prove it to you.’

In the video she points to her screenshot featuring the restaurant chain’s Mix and Match menu options and says: ‘So this is the endless shrimp deal that everyone is talking about. 

‘And I’m not gonna go through and read everything, but you get the point. 

‘There’s a lot of options. This deal also includes a side of your choice.’

Rachel’s next picture switches over to show raw shrimp in the frozen aisle with a $9.99 sign above it and she says: ‘And to find out how much shrimp you actually need to eat in order for it to make sense, I’m gonna use how much it would cost to make this whole thing at home.’

The next screenshot displays Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits and she adds: ‘And no, I’m not forgetting about the biscuits.’ 

Rachel then shows a picture of her cost-to-profit breakdown and says: ‘So let’s get into the math, see how much we need to eat. 

‘So we’re gonna assume that there’s 30 shrimp in the package that I bought for $9.99. 

'To find out how much shrimp you actually need to eat in order... I'm gonna use how much it would cost to make this whole thing at home,' she said, with the total being $15.98

'To find out how much shrimp you actually need to eat in order... I'm gonna use how much it would cost to make this whole thing at home,' she said, with the total being $15.98

‘To find out how much shrimp you actually need to eat in order for it to make sense, I’m gonna use how much it would cost to make… at home,’ she said, with the total being $15.98

Using this supermarket as an example, Rachel says: 'So we're gonna assume that there's 30 shrimp in the package that I bought for $9.99'

Using this supermarket as an example, Rachel says: 'So we're gonna assume that there's 30 shrimp in the package that I bought for $9.99'

Using this supermarket as an example, Rachel says: ‘So we’re gonna assume that there’s 30 shrimp in the package that I bought for $9.99’

Foodie enthusiasts were shocked to learn from Rachel's graphic that when you order the 'endless' meal 15 times, you end up paying $1.76 per bowl

Foodie enthusiasts were shocked to learn from Rachel's graphic that when you order the 'endless' meal 15 times, you end up paying $1.76 per bowl

Foodie enthusiasts were shocked to learn from Rachel’s graphic that when you order the ‘endless’ meal 15 times, you end up paying $1.76 per bowl

‘The cheddar biscuits that I bought from Target are $5.99. 

‘The total spent is $15.98. And we’re just gonna assume that the price that you’re paying is for yourself. 

‘The endless shrimp cost $20. We’re gonna add tax and tip and our total bills gonna come out to $26.40. 

‘But in that cost that you pay at Red Lobster we got to talk about the value added items, which in short, just means that it’s for free. 

‘So that includes cheddar biscuits and a choice of side with the shrimp and from the due diligence that I performed, I concluded that you get six shrimp per bowl and you get three bowls to start and then it decreases to two. 

‘So say you get three bowls to start and assume that there’s six shrimp in each, you have 18 shrimp on your first order. 

‘On your second order because the number of bowls goes down to two we get six times two is 12 shrimp. 

‘So just after our second order we have consumed 30 shrimp at this point in five bowls. And let’s not forget our value added items that are included in that price (cheddar biscuits and choice of side).’

To better illustrate her cost breakdown, Rachel mocked up a graph that showed the number of bowls on the X-axis and the price per bowl on the Y-axis.

Rachel’s graph shows as the number of bowls increase, the cost per bowl decreases.

‘All-in-all I think you’re profiting and in the green just after two orders because also after the second order you can order the third and take it to go,’ she said.

The foodie proudly concludes: ‘And because my graphs are phenomenal, here’s another one for you which shows at bowl fifteen, you’re only paying $1.76 per bowl. 

‘I think this whole thing is a great deal. So if you’re ever craving shrimp I would go to Red Lobster.’

At the time of writing, Rachel's video had garnered more than 380 comments and many commenters were appreciative of her math

At the time of writing, Rachel's video had garnered more than 380 comments and many commenters were appreciative of her math

At the time of writing, Rachel’s video had garnered more than 380 comments and many commenters were appreciative of her math 

Her video has so far gotten 264,500 views and 16,500 likes.

At the time of writing, Rachel’s video had garnered more than 380 comments and many commenters were appreciative of her math. 

One person wrote: ‘Girl math, Red Lobster is actually paying you to eat their shrimp.’

Another added: ‘This is that word problem my math textbook told me about that I thought would never be real life.’ 

‘WHY DON’T THEY TEACH US THIS IN SCHOOL,’ a third commented.  

A fourth added: ‘Yay! I won with six bowls.’

’20 bucks for me not having to cook it and clean up after is a terrific deal,’ someone else wrote. 

A fifth commented: ‘Now that’s shrimp math.’

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