SOLUTION: If the number of births in 2012 was 826,000 How would I figure out the probability that a newborn baby will be female What other data would I need?

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Question 884746: If the number of births in 2012 was 826,000
How would I figure out the probability that a newborn baby will be female
What other data would I need?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you want the experimental probability, then you'd need the number of females born.

This is because

P(Female Babies) = (Number of Female Babies)/(Number of Babies Born)