In a class, 15% of boys write with their left hand. While the girls are 15% left-handed. What percentage of the class students are left-handed?

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Walt O'Reagun answered

Since both boys and girls are 15% left handed ... 15% of the class is left handed.

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Walt O'Reagun commented
I don't think so ... since BOTH groups are 15% individually, and the two groups comprise the whole ... the total should be 15% as well.

100 boys ... 15% = 15 boys left handed
80 girls ... 15% = 12 girls left handed
180 total ... 27 total left handed = 15%
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Walt O'Reagun commented
Probably the same thing I was, at first ... "There's not enough information to solve it" ... I spent a few minutes overthinking it.

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