Question

The united states has 12,383 miles of coastline. If 0.8% of the coastline is located in Georgia, about how many miles of coastline are in Georgia

Answer 1

Total miles: 12, 383 (given)
0.8% * 12383
99.064 miles

Answer 2

Answer:

99.064  miles of coastline are in Georgia.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

The united states has 12,383 miles of coastline and 0.8% of the coastline is located in Georgia.

Now we need to find about how many miles of coastline are in Georgia.

Thus solve this as shown:

0.8% of 12,383

$\frac{0.8}{100} \times 12,383$

$0.008 \times 12,383$

$99.064$

Hence, 99.064  miles of coastline are in Georgia.