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There were 75 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/3 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 2/5 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?
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There were 75 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/3 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 2/5 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?

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30 runnners finished the race. Further explanation below:
There were 75 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/3 of them-example-1
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