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Of the 50 U.S. states, 4 have names that start with the letter W.

What percentage of U.S. states start with the letter W?

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There are 50 states and 4 have names starting with W. (Washington, West Virginia, Wisconson, and Wyoming)
You need to find 4 is what % of 50.
It will be 8%
User Floatingfrisbee
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4/50
Multiply that by 2 to get you denominator to 100.
8/100
Then your percentage would be 8%
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