Question

The sixth-grade science class found that 20% of the students in the school were left- handed. If there were 800students in the school, how many were left-handed?

Answer 1

Answer: 160 students

Explanation:

800 * 0.2 = 160 students

Answer 2

160

Explanation:

first, convert percent into decimal form :

20 ÷ 100 = .20

then multiply total students by that decimal number to get the percentage of students that are left-handed:

800 × .2 = 160