The percentage of newborns who were boys is 65.71%.
At a local hospital, 35 babies were born.
There are 23 were boys.
What percentage of the newborns were boys?
At a local hospital, 35 babies were born.
There are 23 were boys.
Then,
The percentage of the newborns were boys is determined by,
[tex]\rm Percentage \ of \ new \ born \ boys = \dfrac{Total \ number\ of \ boys \times 100}{Total \ number \ of \ babies}[/tex]
Substitute all the values in the formula.
[tex]\rm Percentage \ of \ new \ born \ boys = \dfrac{Total \ number\ of \ boys \times 100}{Total \ number \ of \ babies}\\ \\ \rm Percentage \ of \ new \ born \ boys = \dfrac{23 \times 100}{35}\\ \\ \rm Percentage \ of \ new \ born \ boys = \dfrac{2300}{35}\\ \\ \rm Percentage \ of \ new \ born \ boys = 65.71 \ percent[/tex]
Hence, the percentage of newborns who were boys is 65.71%.
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