Question

Among the 50 pupils in a 6th Grade class, 6% are left handed. How many are left handed?

Answer 1

Recall that the x% of y is:

`y\cdot(x)/(100)\text{.}`

Therefore the 6% of 50 is:

`50\cdot(6)/(100)=(300)/(100)=3.`

Answer: 3 pupils are left-handed.