SOLUTION: . If a family has three children, find the probability that it has two girls, given that at least one child is a boy.
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Question 348529: . If a family has three children, find the probability that it has two girls, given that at least one child is a boy.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a family has three children, find the probability that it has two girls, given that at least one child is a boy.
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P(2g|b) = P(2g and b)/P(b) = (3/8)/(7/8) = 3/7
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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