Question

Of the 645 students in the freshman class, 85 are left-handed. About what percentage of the students are left-handed? Round to the nearest tenth.

About % of the freshman class are left-handed.

Answer 1

About 13% of the freshman class are left-handed

Explanation:

To find the percentage of a whole you need to divide the part by the whole number (85/645 = 0.1316), then you round to the nearest tenth (0.13) and change it into a percentage by moving the decimal point 2 numbers to the right. (13%)