A family has three children and the number of girls is recorded assume an equal chance of a boy or girl for each birth

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Alicia Skinner

5 July, 08:46

A family has three children and the number of girls is recorded assume an equal chance of a boy or girl for each birth

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Siena Khan · Answer 1

P (A) = P (all boys)

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1

8

P (B) = P (all boys or all girls)

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1

4

P (C) = P (2 boys or 2 girls)

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3

4

P (D) = P (at least 1 of each gender)

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3

4