Generally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Studies $\frac { 81 } { 100 }$

Multiple Choice

Generally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies show that there are more boys born than girls. In a recent group of 500 births, there were 405 boys born.
a. What fraction of the babies born were boys?
b. What fraction of the babies born were girls?

A) a. $\frac { 81 } { 100 }$ b. $\frac { 19 } { 100 }$
B) a. $\frac { 38 } { 50 }$ b. $\frac { 95 } { 100 }$
C) a. $\frac { 45 } { 50 }$ b. $\frac { 53 } { 50 }$
D) a. $\frac { 53 } { 50 }$ b. $\frac { 45 } { 50 }$
E) a. $\frac { 95 } { 100 }$ b. $\frac { 38 } { 50 }$