SOLUTION: Probability "Multiplication Rule" question: A mother leopard living in a zoo has two cubs. The zoologist cannot examine the cubs, but hope they are both female. What is the probabi
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Question 418509: Probability "Multiplication Rule" question: A mother leopard living in a zoo has two cubs. The zoologist cannot examine the cubs, but hope they are both female. What is the probability of both cubs being female?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
probability that a cub is female = 1/2
probability that both cubs are female = 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4
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