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Joe went to a taco stand with some friends. Joe bought 9 tacos and 4 burritos, and spent
64% of the money on burritos. How many tacos could Joe buy for the price of one burrito?

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i’m pretty sure he can buy 4 tacos for the price of one burrito
User Elph
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Joe can buy 4 tacos for the price of 1 burrito.

the price of 4 burritos is 64%
that means the price of 1 burrito is 16%

the price of 9 tacos is 36%
that means the price of 1 taco is 4%

1 taco 4% and 1 burrito 16%

4 times 4 is 16

joe can buy 4 tacos for the price of 1 burrito

hope this helps!

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