During the past year in the maternity ward of a hospital in a large city, 1,252 males were born and 1,413 females. If we can ass

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During the past year in the maternity ward of a hospital in a large city, 1,252 males were born and 1,413 females. If we can ass

ume this data is representative of all births in the city, what is the probability that the next baby born in this particular hospital will be a boy? What is the probability that it will be a girl?

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Keith_Richards [23] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-01T18:10:07+03:00

Keith_Richards [23]3 years ago

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1252 males and 1413 females......total of babies = 2665

probability of next baby being a boy : 1252/2665 or 47%
probability of next baby being a girl : 1413/2665 or 53%