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A bookstore had 96 copies of magazines yesterday it’s sold 1/4 of them today it sold 1/3 of what remained how many copies does the bookstore have left

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Given:

a.) A bookstore had 96 copies of magazines yesterday it’s sold 1/4 of them today.

b.) It sold 1/3 of what remained.

Let's determine how many copies of the magazines are left.

Step 1: A bookstore had 96 copies of magazines yesterday it’s sold 1/4 of them today.


\text{ 96 x }(1)/(4)\text{ = }(96)/(1)\text{ x }(1)/(4)\text{ = }(96)/(4)\text{ = }24

Remaining copies = 96 - 24 = 72 magazines

Step 2: It sold 1/3 of what remained.


\text{ 72 x }(1)/(3)\text{ = }(72)/(1)\text{ x }(1)/(3)\text{ = }(72)/(3)\text{ = }24

Remaining copies = 72 - 24 = 58 magazines

Therefore, 58 copies of magazines are left.

The answer is 58.

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