Question

There are 45 new houses being built in a neighborhood. Last month 1/3 of them were sold. This month 2/5 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold

Answer 1

Answer:

total=45

1/3+2/5=11/15

remaining fraction of houses=1-11/15

=4/15

reamaimg houses=4/15×45=12houses