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As I know All 3 words mean possibly/perhaps. They differ in % of possibility
(My Japanese friend said so). But I am confused when to use which one
properly?
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usage modality
When to use which one ? かもしれない、たぶん、もしかしたら
they all have different uses.

かもしれない is used at the end of a sentence to say "it might" or "maybe" (20-40%)

> 彼は野球の試合に行くかもしれない。
>
> **He might go to the baseball game.**

たぶん is used as a prefix to say "probably," or "maybe" (75% or above)

> 野球の試合行きますか？
>
> うん、多分。
>
> **Are you going to go the baseball game?**
>
> **Yeah, probably.**

もしかしたら is closer to "if" than maybe, but also "perhaps" and the closest
translation I could think of is "if by some chance." Don't think it is
associated with a percentage, but is sometimes even used in combination with
かもしれない.

> もしかしたら、野球の試合でベースボールカードが売っているかもしれないけどパック一つ買ってくれない？
>
> **Because by chance they might be selling baseball cards at the game, would
> you mind buying me a pack?**

EDIT: From some suggested edits, I think it's worth it to note that even I
slightly misunderstand もしかしたら。 It really is three parts, もし、か(Q) and したら、where
もし itself means if, and もしか itself means perhaps or maybe, "in case." The したら
at the end roughly makes it into like "if perhaps it is the case," in which
case in my original example, saying たら twice was redundant to the meaning.
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