Of the 50 U.S. states, 4 have names that start with the letter W. What percent of U.S. states have names that start with the letter W?(Ignore the % symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 12%, enter 12 .)
Q. Of the 50 U.S. states, 4 have names that start with the letter W. What percent of U.S. states have names that start with the letter W?(Ignore the % symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 12%, enter 12 .)
Identify States: Identify the total number of U.S. states and the number of states with names that start with the letter W.Total number of U.S. states = 50Number of states starting with the letter W = 4
Calculate Percentage: Calculate the percentage of U.S. states with names that start with the letter W.To find the percentage, we use the formula:Total number of U.S. statesNumber of states starting with W×100504×100
Perform Calculation: Perform the calculation from Step 2.(504)×100=0.08×100=8%
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