SOLUTION: Assume that the probability of a boy being born is the same as the probability of a girl being born find the probability that a family with four children will have the given compos

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Question 1161798: Assume that the probability of a boy being born is the same as the probability of a girl being born find the probability that a family with four children will have the given composition enter your answer to four decimal places at least one girl
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P (at least one girl) = 1 - P(no girls)
P(no girls) = =
1-(1/16) = 15/16 or 0.9375 .... (93.75% chance to have one or more girls)
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