premise: Michigan is the largest state by total area east of the highway.
hypothesis: Michigan . Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States , with the 11th most extensive total area ( the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River ) . Wisconsin ( [ wᵻˈskɒnsᵻn ] ) is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States , in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions .