Question

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

Answer 1

Okay so there are 45. 1/3 of them is 15, so 15 were sold. Now there are 30 left. 1/5 of them are sold, so 6 more are sold. That leaves 26 houses.