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Kelly invested $1,500 in the stock market on January 1st. She lost 1/3 of it by the end of January and 2/5 of the remaining amount by the end of February. How much did she have left?
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Kelly invested $1,500 in the stock market on January 1st. She lost 1/3 of it by the end of January and 2/5 of the remaining amount by the end of February. How much did she have left?

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by the end of January, Kelly lost (1/3) of 1500 = $500

at the beginning of February, Kelly has 1500- 500 = $1000 left

Then in mid-February, she lost another (2/5) of 1000 = $400

Kelly has 1000 - 400 = $600 left
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