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  • 08-06-2015
  • Mathematics
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Elmer has a collection of 300 fossils. Of those, 21% are fossilized snail shells. How many fossilized snail shells does Elmer have?



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  • 08-06-2015
use the percent proportion

 21          x
——  = —— 
100        300

to solve :
21 x 300 = 6300
6300 ÷ 100 = 63

Answer = 63 of Elmer’s shells are fossilized snail shells :)
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