Question

Of the 50 US states four have names that start with the letter W? What percentage of the US states have names that start with the letter W

Answer 1

8%

create a fraction of the 4 states out of 50 and multiply by 100% to express as a percentage, that is

$\frac{4}{50}$ × 100% = $\frac{400}{50}$ = 8%