document.write( "Question 747266: stanley found alot of seashells at the beach.Of the seashells, he found 5/8 were blue.If 3/5 of the blue shells were scallop shells, what fraction of the total shells were blue scallop shells? \n" ); document.write( "
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The blue scallop shells were 3/5 of 5/8 of the total shells
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