There are three ways to work it: First way: There are 7 birth orders, so we can choose the 4 birth orders for the boys in C(7,4)=35 ways and the 3 remaining birth orders would be for the girls. Answer C(7,4) = 35 ------------------------------- Second way: Notice that the answer would be the same if we choose the 3 birth orders for the girls in C(7,3)=35 and the 4 remaining birth orders would be for the boys. ------------------------------ Third way: Also notice that it would be the same as the number of distinguishable arrangemenents of the 7-letter "word" BBBBGGG= = 35 Edwin