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There were 81 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, 2/3 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?
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There were 81 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, 2/3 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?

User Stepan Kolesnik
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81x1/3= 27
27x 2/3=18
18 runners finish the race
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