Question

there are 80 houses being built in a neighborhood last month 1/4 of them were sold. This month 2/5 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold?

Answer 1

36 houses are left to be sold.

Explanation:

Here are the steps to find out the answer to your question:

We need to convert 1/4 and 2/5 into decimals. We do this by dividing the numerator by the denominator:

1 ÷ 4 = 0.25

2 ÷ 5 = 0.4

Now, we can set up this equation to find out how many were sold in the first month:

0.25 x 80 = 20

Now, 20 isn't the answer, it is 60 houses left, because 80 - 20 = 60.

Let's do the next one:

0.4 x 60 = 24

60 - 24 = 36

Solution:

36 houses are left to be sold.

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