Brandon has been fired from half the businesses in town and has quit from a third of them. If there are 72 business in town, how many businesses can he still apply to?
Please answer and provide answer explanation.
12
First divide the total number of businesses by 2 to find how many businesses Brandon hasn't been fired from: 72 businesses / 2 = 36 businesses.

Then divide the total number of businesses by 3 to find how many businesses Brandon quit from: 72 businesses / 3 = 24 businesses.

Then subtract that number from the number of businesses he hasn't been fired from to find the number of businesses where he can still apply: 36 businesses - 24 businesses = 12 businesses.

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So, the answer is 12