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Tom knows that in his school 10out of every 85 students are lefthanded. There are 391 students in Toms school. How many studentd in toms school are left handed

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To do this, first divide 85 by 10

You get 8.5

Then, divide 391 by 8.5

You get 46

Therefore, 46 students are left-handed in Tom's school.

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