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Question 1114075: In a family, there are 3 children. What is the probability that there are 2 girls and 1 boy?
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In a family, there are 3 children. What is the probability that there are 2 girls and 1 boy?
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There are 8 possibilities in order of birth:
BBB
BBG
BGB
BGG
GBB
GBG
GGB
GGG
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3 of the 8 are 2 girls & 1 boy
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