Question

Of the 50 states in the United States, 14 have an Atlantic Ocean coastline and 5 have a Pacific Ocean coastline. What fraction of U.S. states have neither an Atlantic Ocean nor Pacific Ocean coastline?

Answer 1

`(31)/(50)`

Explanation:

First, find how many have an Atlantic or Pacific coastline:

14 + 5

= 19

Then, subtract this from 50:

50 - 19

= 31

This means 31 out of the 50 states have neither coastlines:

This is
`(31)/(50)` as a fraction