A Mexican restaurant received 60 time-out orders. The manager found that 60% of the orders were for tacos and 25% of the orders were for burritos. How many orders were for other items?

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Colby Fleming

18 December, 11:16

A Mexican restaurant received 60 time-out orders. The manager found that 60% of the orders were for tacos and 25% of the orders were for burritos. How many orders were for other items?

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Richard Hoover · Answer 1

Take the percentage of each order.

0.6 x 60 = 36 orders

0.25 x 60 = 15 orders

Take the sum of the orders and deduct it from the total order

60 - 51 = X

X = 9

9 represents the orders for other items. Divide 9 by 60 to get its percentage

(9 / 60) * 100 = 15% This is the percentage for other items.