Question

On a local sports team, 20% of 50 players are left-handed. How many left-handed are on the team?There is/are ____ left-handed player(s) on the team. (Type a whole number.)

Answer 1

Answer:

10 left-handed players

Explanation:

The total number of players on the team = 50

We are told that 20% of 50 players are left-handed.

Therefore, the number of left-handed players will be:

$\begin{gathered} =20\%\text{ of 50} \\ =\frac{20}{100}\times50 \\ =\frac{20}{2} \\ =10\text{ players} \end{gathered}$

There are 10 left-handed players on the team.