Of the 189 miles of beaches at Oceanside, 7% are privately owned, 39% are privately owned by resorts, and 54% are public beaches. What fraction represents the miles of beach that are not public?
39% + 7% = ?
To find the fraction of miles of beach that are not public, we need to add the fraction of miles that are privately owned (7%) and the fraction of miles privately owned by resorts (39%).
7% + 39% = 46%
Therefore, 46% of the miles of beach at Oceanside are not public.
To represent this as a fraction, the fraction would be 46/100 or 23/50.
To find the fraction that represents the miles of beach that are not public, we can add the percentages of beaches that are privately owned and privately owned by resorts.
The percentage of beaches that are privately owned is 7%, and the percentage that are privately owned by resorts is 39%.
To find the fraction for each, we divide the percentage by 100:
Privately owned: 7% ÷ 100 = 0.07
Privately owned by resorts: 39% ÷ 100 = 0.39
Now, we add these fractions together:
0.07 + 0.39 = 0.46
Therefore, the fraction representing the miles of beach that are not public is 0.46.