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A local little league has a total of 90 ​players, of whom 80​% are right​-handed. How many right​-handed players are​ there?

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Out of the 90, 80% are right handed.

You can do 90 x .8, which gives you 72. There are 72 players on the team that are right-handed.

Now subtract 72 from 90. 90-72 gives you 18 left-handed players.

Therefore, there are 18 left-handed players on the little league team.

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