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Which of the following experiments have equally likely outcomes? Explain.

A baby is born. It is a boy or a girl.

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⇒ When a baby child is born. Born baby may be boy or girl. Probability for baby is boy is 50% while baby is girl also 50%. Therefore, it is also an equally likely event.


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