The sixth-grade science class found that 20% of the students in the school were left- handed. If there were 800students in the school, how many were left-handed?

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Ihsan · Answer 1 · 2022-09-08T23:29:14+0000

Answer:

160

Explanation:

first, convert percent into decimal form :

20 ÷ 100 = .20

then multiply total students by that decimal number to get the percentage of students that are left-handed:

800 × .2 = 160