You normally sell 72 tacos for every 50 people that stop by your taco truck. How many tacos would you expect to sell if 275 came to your truck?

396 tacos

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that 72 tacos are sold for every 50 people.

we can organize the information we have in a table:

Tacos People

72 ⇒ 50

and we want to know how many tacos will be sold if 275 people came to the truck, if x represents the quantity of tacos:

Tacos People

72 ⇒ 50

x ⇒ 275

we can solve this problem with rule of three: multiply the cross quantities in the table (72 by 275) and the divide by the remaining amount (50)

so the quantity of tacos x is:

x=72*275/50

x=19800/50

x=396

about 396 tacos

Step-by-step explanation:

First, figure out how many per person.

72 tacos / 50 people = about 1.44 (per person)

275 * 1.44 = about 396 tacos