SOLUTION: If a family has 5 children, what is the probability that all 5 are girls.
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Question 436876: If a family has 5 children, what is the probability that all 5 are girls.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each birth has a 1/2 possibility of being a girl
(1/2)^5 = 1/32
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