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There are 48 new houses being built in a neighborhood. Last month, 1/3 of them were sold. This month, 3/4 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold?

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8 houses

Explanation:

  1. 48:3=16 houses sold last month
  2. 48-16=32 houses remaining 3x(32:4)=3x8=24 houses sold this month
  3. 16+24=40 houses sold

48-40=8 houses left to be sold

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