One hospital has 218 live births during the month of January. 1 Another has $536 .$ Which is likelier to have 55$\%$ or more male births? Or is it equally likely? Explain. (There is about a 52$\%$ chance for a live-born infant to be male.)
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For the first hospital with 218 live births: $0.55 \times 218 = 119.9$. Since we can't have a fraction of a birth, we round up to 120 male births. For the second hospital with 536 live births: $0.55 \times 536 = 294.8$. Again, we round up to 295 male Show more…
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