Question

at a hospital, 56 percent of the babies born are not girls. of the baby girls born, 12 percent are premature. what is the probability of a premature baby girl being born at this hospital? round to the nearest percent. 27% 5% 21% 7%

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the percentage of baby girls

If 56% of the babies are not girls, then the percentage of baby girls is \(100\% - 56\%=44\%\).

Step2: Calculate the percentage of premature baby girls

We know that 12% of the baby girls are premature. Let \(P\) be the probability of a premature baby girl. Using the formula for conditional - probability (in the form of percentage multiplication), \(P=(0.44)\times(0.12)\).

$$0.44\times0.12 = 0.0528$$

Answer:

\(5\%\)