SOLUTION: 4. A couple plans to have two children. Assume that on any given birth, having a boy and having a girl are equally likely.
(a) What is the probability that exactly one of the c
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Question 509177: 4. A couple plans to have two children. Assume that on any given birth, having a boy and having a girl are equally likely.
(a) What is the probability that exactly one of the children is a girl?
(b) What is the probability that at least one of the children is a girl?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A couple plans to have two children. Assume that on any given birth, having a boy and having a girl are equally likely.
Possibilities: bb,bg,gb,gg
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(a) What is the probability that exactly one of the children is a girl?
Ans: 2/4
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(b) What is the probability that at least one of the children is a girl?
Ans: 3/4
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Stan H.
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