SOLUTION: Ignoring twins and other multiple births, assume babies born at a hospital are independent events with the probability that a baby is a boy is 0.5. Find the probability that the ne

Question 214666: Ignoring twins and other multiple births, assume babies born at a hospital are independent events with the probability that a baby is a boy is 0.5. Find the probability that the next three babies will be all boys?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ignoring twins and other multiple births, assume babies born at a hospital are independent events with the probability that a baby is a boy is 0.5. Find the probability that the next three babies will be all boys?
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P(bbb) = (0.5)^3 = 0.125
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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