SOLUTION: There are 54 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches. Today, 2/3 of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't giv

Question 840323: There are 54 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches. Today, 2/3 of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't given their speeches?

Answer by hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yesterday 1/3 of students gave their speech = 54*1/3 = 18
The remaining students are 54 - 18 = 36
Today 2/3rd of remaining students gave speech = 2/3 * 36 = 24
The student still haven't given their speeches are 36 - 24 = 12

RELATED QUESTIONS
There are 90 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches.... (answered by richwmiller)

there are 72 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/4 of them gave their speeches.... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

There are 45 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their... (answered by ewatrrr,MathTherapy)

There are 60 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches.... (answered by rfer)

There are 90 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/5 of them gave their speeches.... (answered by Boreal)

Mrs. Voss’ speech class has 25 students. If 6 students will give their speeches today... (answered by ikleyn)

You and your best friend are two of the nine students in your speech class who will give (answered by Boreal)

In a spelling bee 50% of the students were eliminated after thefirst round. Only 1/3 of... (answered by rfer)

Your English teacher is drawing names to see who will give the first speech. There are 26 (answered by stanbon)