The two-way table shows the number of births, in thousands, in the United States for the years 2010 and 2011.
A baby born in 2011 is randomly selected.
What is the probability that the baby was born in February?
What is the probability that the baby was born in February?
number of successes
------------------------ = probability
number of possibilities
For this situation, a baby born in February of 2011 would be a success, and there were 3966 babies born in 2011.
299
------ = probability of baby selected from 2011 being born in February
3966
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------------------------ = probability
number of possibilities
For this situation, a baby born in February of 2011 would be a success, and there were 3966 babies born in 2011.
299
------ = probability of baby selected from 2011 being born in February
3966
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