In a Single Day, 45 Babies Were Born in Hospital

question 156

Multiple Choice

In a single day, 45 babies were born in hospital X, 65 babies in hospital Y, and 25 babies in hospital Z. At which hospital is there the greatest probability that more than 60 percent of the babies are of the same sex?

• A) hospital X
• B) hospital Y
• C) hospital Z
• The probability is the same at all three hospitals.

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