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You receive some money on your birthday. On your birthday, you spend 2/3 of it. The next day, you spend 2/3 of what is left. After this, what fraction of the original money is left?

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Answer:

1/9

Explanation:

if you spend 2/3 of it, you will have 1/3 remaining.

if you spend 2/3 of that, you will have 1/3 X 1/3 = 1/9 of the original.

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