There were 56 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/4 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 3/7 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finish the race?

24 runners

Step-by-step explanation:

If 1/4 of the runners dropped out, then 1 - 1/4 or 3/4 continued on. 3/4 of 56 or 3/4 *56 is 42 runners left. Then, out of these 42, 3/7 dropped out. This means 1 - 3/7 or 4/7 of the runners remained. This means that 4/7 * 42 or 24 runners finished the race.

the best buy, is the 4- kilogram bag of lollipops for $18.40.

step-by-step explanation:

i found my answer by dividing the cost of each bag by their respective weights.

14.88 divided by 2 = 7.44

17.29 divided by 3 = 5.77

18.4 divided by 4 = 4.6

24.4 divided by 5 = 4.88

by this, i found that the 4 kilo bag is the best buy.

20

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