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Sally collected 15 seashells, but 1/3 were broken. how many shells were broken?
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Sally collected 15 seashells, but 1/3 were broken. how many shells were broken?

User Majid Abdolhosseini
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Answer:

5 shells were broken.

Explanation:

To find how many shells were broken, we must multiply the amount broken to the total to find the number of shells broken.

1/3 * 15=5

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I have the same question and I have no idea sorry
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