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Question 1068139: There are 75 new houses being built in a neighborhood. Last month, 1/5of them were sold. This month, 2/5 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 75 new houses being built in a neighborhood. Last month, 1/5of them were sold. This month, 2/5 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold?
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75 - (2/5)(1/5)75 = 75 - (2/25)75 = (23/25)75 = 23*3 = 69 houses leftl
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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