Question

The two-way table shows the number of girls and boys who are right-handed or left-handed. What percent of left-handed people are girls? % Right-handed Left-handed Girls 8 2 Boys 9 2

Answer 1

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|          |  Right-handed    |  Left-handed|
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|Girls   |          8                |          2         |
|------------------------------------------------------|
|Boys  |            9              |           2        |
|_____|_____________|__________|

What percent of left-handed people are girls?

There are a total of 4 left handed people, 2 of which are girls.

2/4 = 1/2 = 50%

50% of left-handed people are girls.

Answer 2

There are a total of 4 left-handed people.
2 left-handed people are boys.
2 left-handed people are girls.

2/4 = 50%

50% of the the left-handed people are girls.