Question

At a restaurant, 40% of customers order tacos and 60% order fajitas. Of the customers that order tacos, 50% order a chicken tacos. Of the customers that order fajitas, 30% order chicken fajitas. What is the percentage of customers that order a chicken dinner (either chicken tacos or chicken fajitas)?

Answer 1

38% order a chicken dinner

Explanation:

40% order tacos. 50% of 40% order chicken tacos. 50% of 40% = 0.5 * 0.4 = 0.2 = 20% order chicken tacos.

60% order fajitas. 30% of 60% order chicken fajitas. 30% of 60% = 0.3 * 0.6 = 0.18 = 18% order chicken fajitas.

20% + 18% = 38% order a chicken dinner.