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There are 45 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches. Today, 2/5 of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't given their speeches?​
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There are 45 students in a speech contest. Yesterday, 1/3 of them gave their speeches. Today, 2/5 of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't given their speeches?​

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1/3 of 45 is 15, meaning 15 students gave their speech on day 1

Today 2/5 of the remaining students gave their speech. That’s 12 more

So a total of 27 students gave their speeches. That means 18 students remain. The answer is 18
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