Question

Approximately 10% of the population is left-

handed. If a school had a student population
of 1200 students, how many of them could
you expect to be right-handed?

Answer 1

120

Explanation:

10%=0.1

1200*0.1=120

Answer 2

1080

Explanation:

if 10 percent are left handed that means that 90 percent are right handed

• number of people that are right handed = 0.9 × 1200
• number of people that are right handed = 1080