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Among the 50 pupils in a 6th Grade class, 6% are left handed. How many are left handed?

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Recall that the x% of y is:


y\cdot(x)/(100)\text{.}

Therefore the 6% of 50 is:


50\cdot(6)/(100)=(300)/(100)=3.

Answer: 3 pupils are left-handed.

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