You’re going to compete on Top Taco Chef! You’re excited to make gourmet roast beef tacos topped with brussel sprouts. You use lots of special spices, and then sing like a wild dog while cooking for good luck. You’re sure your tacos are going to win – but watch out, because there’s competition!
If your tacos have 1 layer of roast beef, 1 layer of brussel sprouts, and 1 layer of salsa, how many layers is that?
If you can top your tacos with roast beef, beans and brussel sprouts, and can choose any 2, how many different pairs can you choose?
If you decide to double the number of toppings, how many toppings do you have now?
If Jim works really hard on their taco recipe and makes 14 different batches with 3 tacos in each batch, and you eat 1/2 those tacos, how many tacos do you eat?
Imagine if you made 5,000 pounds of tacos, including 860 pounds of roast beef and 860 pounds of brussel sprouts. How much did the rest of the ingredients weigh?
3 layers.
3 different pairs (roast beef and beans, roast beef and brussel sprouts, beans and brussel sprouts).
6 toppings.
21 tacos out of the total 42 tacos.
3,280 pounds.
