Maria has a collection of 64 seashells consisting of three types bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. 1/4 of her collection are bivalves and 3/8 of her collection are gastropods. How many of her seashells are cephalopods

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Nathanael Richard

Mathematics

10 May, 05:38

Maria has a collection of 64 seashells consisting of three types bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. 1/4 of her collection are bivalves and 3/8 of her collection are gastropods. How many of her seashells are cephalopods

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Larry Morales · Answer 1

Answer: the number of cephalopods in her seashells collection is 26.

Step-by-step explanation:

Maria has a collection of 64 seashells consisting of three types bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. If 1/4 of her collection are bivalves, it means that the number of bivalves that she has is

1/4 * 64 = 14

If 3/8 of her collection are gastropods, it means that the number of gastropods in her collection is

3/8 * 64 = 24

Therefore, the number of cephalopods in her seashells collection is

64 - (14 + 24) = 26