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Boys and girls. Alice and Bill are planning to have three children. (Assume it is equally likely for a boy or a girl to be born.) Give the probability as a decimal.
(Fill in the blank below and give your answer to 2 decimal places.)
What is the probability that not all three will be of the same gender?
The probability that not all three will be of the same gender is .

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Boys and girls. Alice and Bill are planning to have three children. (Assume it is equally likely for a boy or a girl to be born.) Give the probability as a decimal.
(Fill in the blank below and give your answer to 2 decimal places.)
What is the probability that not all three will be of the same gender?
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P(all 3 are same gender) = 1/8
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The probability that not all three will be of the same gender is 1-(1/8) = 7/8.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Boys and girls. Alice and Bill are planning to have three children. (Assume it is equally likely for a boy or a girl to be born.)
What is the probability that not all three will be of the same gender?
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P(all 3 are girls) = .

P(all 3 are boys) = .

P(all 3 are of the same gender) = = .

The probability that not all three will be of the same gender is = = 0.75.

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