Final answer:
The total number of tacos made by the taco truck is 22,180 tacos, including all varieties of chicken, beef, and fish tacos.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question is: 'In one year, a taco truck makes 12,280 chicken tacos, 6,580 fewer beef tacos than chicken tacos, and 1,500 fewer fish tacos than beef tacos. How many tacos does the truck make in all?'
First, we find the number of beef tacos made by subtracting 6,580 from the number of chicken tacos (12,280):
12,280 chicken tacos - 6,580 = 5,700 beef tacos.
Next, we find the number of fish tacos by subtracting 1,500 from the number of beef tacos:
5,700 beef tacos - 1,500 = 4,200 fish tacos.
Now, we add the number of chicken, beef, and fish tacos together to get the total number of tacos:
12,280 chicken tacos + 5,700 beef tacos + 4,200 fish tacos = 22,180 total tacos.