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Question

one out of every 20 people in the world is left handed. If there are 34960 people at a football game, how many could be left handed?

Answer 1

1748

Answer 2

Just divide the number by 20!

Answer 3

all you have to do is divide 34960 by 20 which is equal to 1748

Answer 4

1748 people

Answer 5

set up a proportion, two equal fractions, then cross multiply.

1/20= x/34960

cross multiply to get 1(34960)= 20x

Now, divide both sides by 20, and get 34960/20=20x/20

                                                        1748=x

Answer 6

1 out of 20 is 5%.  So calculate 5% out of 34960 and you get 1748 people that are left handed.

Answer 7

1748, you just divide the number by 20.