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

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Answer: 9 houses

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

Since 2/3 of the houses were sold last month, 1/3 of them were left.

45 * 1/3 = 15 houses left last month

Step 2:

Since 2/5 of the remaining houses were sold this month, 3/5 of them were left

15 * 3/5 = 9 houses left to be sold

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