Most of state names in the United states end in a vowel. of the 50 states, 25 of the state names end in either an a or e and 6 end in either an I or o. If none of the state names end in a u, what is the fraction of state names that end in a vowel.

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25 July, 12:42

Most of state names in the United states end in a vowel. of the 50 states, 25 of the state names end in either an a or e and 6 end in either an I or o. If none of the state names end in a u, what is the fraction of state names that end in a vowel.

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Cael Davenport · Answer 1

state names that end in a vowel = 25+6=31

state names that end in a vowel=31/50

If you need the percentage:

If : 50 ... 100%

31 ... ?

state names that end in a vowel=31*100/50=31*2 = 62%