Question

There were 90 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 6 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race,

of the remaining runners dropped
5
out. How many runners finished the race?

Answer 1

79 runners finished the race

Explanation:

In the first half of the race, 6 of them dropped out ;

90 - 6 = 84

In the second half of the race, of the remaining runners dropped 5 out ;

84 - 5 = 79