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In a class of 40 students on average 8 will be left handed, if a class includes 12 lefties estimate how many students are in the class

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righ hand = 40/8=5

12x5=60
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for each left handed student there are 5 right handed students. So if there are 12 left handed students you would multiply 12×5 which equals 60
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