SOLUTION: Assume that the probability is 1/2 that a baby born is a boy. If a couple has two children, what is the probability that both are girls? Assume that births are independent of each

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Question 390994: Assume that the probability is 1/2 that a baby born is a boy. If a couple has two children, what is the probability that both are girls? Assume that births are independent of each other.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Assuming that the probability is 1/2 that a baby born is a boy:
Then the probability of being a girl is 1/2.
P(the 2 children are both girls) = 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4
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