Generally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Studies $\frac { 81 } { 100 }$

question 44

Multiple Choice

Generally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies show that there are more boys born than girls. In a recent group of 500 births, there were 405 boys born.
a. What fraction of the babies born were boys?
b. What fraction of the babies born were girls?

• A) a. \(\frac { 81 } { 100 }\) b. \(\frac { 19 } { 100 }\)
• B) a. \(\frac { 38 } { 50 }\) b. \(\frac { 95 } { 100 }\)
• C) a. \(\frac { 45 } { 50 }\) b. \(\frac { 53 } { 50 }\)
• D) a. \(\frac { 53 } { 50 }\) b. \(\frac { 45 } { 50 }\)
• E) a. \(\frac { 95 } { 100 }\) b. \(\frac { 38 } { 50 }\)

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