Question

There were 60 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 23 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 34 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

Total no. of runners = 60

After the first round: 23 of them are dropped

Therefore No. of runners after the first round is 60-23= 37

After the second round: 34 of them are dropped

Therefore no. of runners after 2nd round is

37-34 = 3

The no. of runners finishing th race is 3

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