A Hospital Nursery with 22 Babies Contains Exactly 11 Girls

question 29

Multiple Choice

A hospital nursery with 22 babies contains exactly 11 girls and 11 boys. If the chances of a woman giving birth to a boy or a girl are the same, what is the probability that exactly 11 out of the 22 babies are girls? ​

• A) 0.3364
• B) 0.0455
• C) 0.1682
• D) 0.5000
• E) 0.0107

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Consolidated Net Income

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Noncontrolling Interest

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Noncontrolling Interest Balance

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