SOLUTION: according to the national center for health statistics, each time a baby is born the probablility that it is a boy is always 51.3% and a girl is 48.7% regardless of the sex of any

Question 24776: according to the national center for health statistics, each time a baby is born the probablility that it is a boy is always 51.3% and a girl is 48.7% regardless of the sex of any previous births in the family. suppose a couple has four children. what is the probability they are all grils?? what is the probability there are one gril and three boys
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In probabilities, when you want A AND B, you multiply probabilities
P(4 girls) = (.487)(.487)(.487)(.487)
P(1 girl,3 boys) = (.487)(.513)(.513)(.513)
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