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. 5% 7% 21% 27%

Explanation:

Step1: Find the percentage of baby girls

Since 56% of babies are not girls, the percentage of baby girls is $100\% - 56\% = 44\% = 0.44$.

Step2: Calculate the probability of premature baby girl

Of the baby girls, 12% are premature. So we multiply the percentage of baby girls by the percentage of premature baby girls: $0.44\times0.12 = 0.0528$.

Step3: Convert to percentage and round

Convert 0.0528 to a percentage: $0.0528\times100\% = 5.28\%$, which rounds to 5%.

Answer:

5%