Elmer has a collection of 300300300 fossils. Of these, 21\%21%21, percent are fossilized snail shells.
How many fossilized snail shells does Elmer have?
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21% of 300 = 63
Yes it's 63 thanks to this person who gave the answer or else l would have missed it on Khan academy.
To calculate the number of fossilized snail shells Elmer has, we need to find 21% of the total number of fossils he has.
Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100.
21% ÷ 100 = 0.21
Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the total number of fossils.
0.21 x 300300300 = 63063063
Therefore, Elmer has 63,063,063 fossilized snail shells.