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

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bija089 [108]

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

he nearest tenth.
About % of the freshman class are left-handed.

Mathematics

1 answer:

jeka57 [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-05T09:05:54+03:00

Answer:

About 13% of the freshman class are left-handed

Step-by-step 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%)