SOLUTION: 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 sca

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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?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The blue scallop shells were 3/5 of 5/8 of the total shells
+%283%2F5%29%2A%285%2F8%29+=+15%2F40+
+15%2F40+=+3%2F8+
The blue scallop shells were 3/8 of the total shells