SOLUTION: A family has three children. Using ordered triples, give the following: a. The sample space. b. The event E that exactly one is a girl. c. The event F that all three are boys.

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Question 322461: A family has three children. Using ordered triples, give the following:
a. The sample space.
b. The event E that exactly one is a girl.
c. The event F that all three are boys.
d. p(E)
e. o(E)
f. p(F)
g. o(F)

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a){BBB,BBG,BGB,BGG,GBB,GBG,GGB,GGG}
b){BBG,BGB,GBB}
c){BBB}
d)p(E)=3/9=1/3
e)What is o(E)?
f)p(F)=1/9
g)What is o(F)?

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