SOLUTION: A family has three children. Assuming a boy is as likely as a girl to have been born, what are the following probabilities
At least 2 are boys
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Question 1026527: A family has three children. Assuming a boy is as likely as a girl to have been born, what are the following probabilities
At least 2 are boys
Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 2^3 ways to have 3 children. Of those 8, 3 have 2 boys, and 1 has 3 boys
4/8 is the probability, or 50%
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