Mr. Sawicki has 47 seashells in his collection. He keeps them in containers that can each hold 3 seashells. How many containers can he fill completely? Solve on paper. Check your work on Zearn. Mr. Sawicki can fill containers completely with his seashells.

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Answer: 15 containers

Step-by-step explanation:

Each container can hold 3 seashells but he has 47 seashells in his collection.

The number of containers that can take these shells is;

= 47 / 3

= 15.67

The number of containers that he can fill up completely is 15 containers.

After 15 containers, he will only be able to fill up 0.67 of the next container.