A local taqueria sold 11,321 carne asada tacos, 13,132 chicken tacos, and 8,982 carnitas tacos last year. If each taco was sold for $3.89, which value best estimates their total earnings from tacos?

Question

160,000, 130,000, 90,000, 33,000

Answer 1

To estimate the total earnings from tacos, we first need to calculate the total number of tacos sold:

• Carne asada tacos: 11,321
• Chicken tacos: 13,132
• Carnitas tacos: 8,982

Now, add these numbers together:

\[ 11,321 + 13,132 + 8,982 = 33,435 \]

Next, we need to find the total revenue. Each taco is sold for $3.89, so we multiply the total number of tacos by the price per taco:

\[ 33,435 \times 3.89 \approx 130,000 \]

To get an approximate value, we can round the price of tacos. Let's make it easier by rounding $3.89 to about $4. Using this approximation:

\[ 33,435 \times 4 \approx 133,740 \]

This result is very close to the computed value from above. Based on the given options, the best estimate of their total earnings from tacos is:

130,000