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 either an Atlantic or Pacific Ocean coastline?

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Solomon Powell

Mathematics

3 October, 12:03

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 either an Atlantic or Pacific Ocean coastline?

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Konnor Harper · Answer 1

38%

What I did:

14+5=19

19/50

19 : 50 = 0.38

0.38 x 100 = 39%

Graham Bentley · Answer 2

As a fraction, it would be 19/50. As a percentage, 19 divided by 50 is 38% of the US states are along the coastline of the pacific or Atlantic oceans.