Question

There were 54 runner to start a race. I’m the first half of the race, 2/3 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 1/3 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

1/3 of the runners finished the first half. Of those, 2/3 finished the race. The total number of finishers was ...

(1/3)(2/3)(54) = 12

12 runners finished the race.