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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?
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How many businesses has Brandon not been fired from? ** First divide the total number of businesses by 2 to find how many businesses Brandon hasn't been fired from: 72 businesses / 2 = <<72/2=36>>36 businesses
How many businesses has Brandon quit from? ** Then divide the total number of businesses by 3 to find how many businesses Brandon quit from: 72 businesses / 3 = <<72/3=24>>24 businesses
How many businesses can Brandon still apply to? ** 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 = <<36-24=12>>12 businesses
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