Question

kelly is going to buy 12 items from Pablo's Food Truck. 1/6 of the items are tacos, 25% are empanadas, 1/3 are tamales and the rest are burritos. How many burritos did kelly buy?

Answer 1

Answer: 3 burritos

Explanation:

Fraction of tacos = 1/6

Fraction of empanadas = 25% = 1/4

Fraction of tamales = 1/3

Fraction of burritos = 1 - (1/6 + 1/4 + 1/3)

It should be noted that the lowest common multiple for 6, 4 and 3 is 12.

Fraction of burritos = 1 - (1/6 + 1/4 + 1/3)

= 1 - (2/12 + 3/12 + 4/12)

= 1 - 9/12

= 3/12 or 1/4

The number of burritos bought by Kelly will now be:

= 1/4 × 12

= 3 burritos