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In a given year, 1,841,277 males and 2,071,896 females were born in a certain country. If a child is selected randomly from this group, what is the probability that it is female?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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In a given year,

1,841,277

males and

2,071,896

females were born in a certain country. If a child is selected randomly from this group, what is the probability that it is female?

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