Question

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?

Answer 1

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%

Answer 2

4/50
Multiply that by 2 to get you denominator to 100.
8/100
Then your percentage would be 8%