There were 80 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/5 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race, 5/8 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race

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Answer:

24

Step-by-step explanation:

Initially, there were 80 runners in the race. After the first half, 1/5 of them dropped out (given). Therefore, 4/5*80=64 runners remain. In the second half, 5/8 of these 64 runners drop out, meaning 3/8*64=24 runners finished the race.