Identify which type of probability is being used in the following situations: i) Cody knows that there are 7 days in a week and 1 of them is Monday. So Cody decides that the probability that a randomly-selected newborn was born on a Monday will be $\frac{1}{7}$. Theoretical Empirical Subjective ii) Cody's hospital delivers 162 babies in a given month. 23 of them are born on a Monday. Therefore, Cody determines that the probability that a randomly-selected newborn was born on a Monday is $\frac{23}{162}$. Theoretical Empirical Subjective
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