Multistep Word Problems

John had 48 fliers to post. Last week he posted 1/3 of them. This week he posted 3/4 of the remaining fliers. How many fliers has he still not posted?

There were 80 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, 1/5

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

A bookstore had 84

copies of a magazine. Yesterday, it sold 1/6 of them. Today, it sold 3/7

of what remained. How many copies does the bookstore have left?

A bookstore had 60 copies of a magazine. Yesterday, it sold

1/3 of them. Today, it sold 1/5

of what remained. How many copies does the bookstore have left?

There were 42 runners to start a race. In the first half of the race,

1/3 of them dropped out. In the second half of the race,

4/7 of the remaining runners dropped out. How many runners finished the race?

A bookstore had 70

copies of a magazine. Yesterday, it sold

1/5 of them. Today, it sold 4/7

of what remained. How many copies does the bookstore have left?

There are 54 students in a speech contest. Yesterday,

1/3 of them gave their speeches. Today, 2/3

of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't given their speeches?

There are 60 students in a speech contest. Yesterday,

1/4 of them gave their speeches. Today, 1/3

of the remaining students gave their speeches. How many students still haven't given their speeches?

There were 48

runners to start a race. In the first half of the race, 1/3

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?

David had 84 fliers to post around town. Last week, he posted

1/6 of them. This week, he posted 3/7

of the remaining fliers. How many fliers has he still not posted?