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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?

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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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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63

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I believe that they typo meant 300 fossils of which 21% are snail shells.

Since % means per one hundred...

300(21/100)=63

Elmer has 63 fossilized snail shells.
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