There are 60 new houses being built in a neighborhood. Last month, 1/4 of them were sold. This month, 1/5 of the remaining houses were sold. How many houses are left to be sold.

36

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of new houses  = 60

Number of houses sold last month = (1/4) of 60

                                                          = 15

Remaining houses  = 60 - 15 = 45

Number of houses sold this month = (1/5) of 45

Number of houses that are left = 45 - 9 = 36

no

step-by-step explanation:

2-7=-5

7-2=5

when you combing like terms for ech expression, 5 and -5. these numbers are not equal to each other.