SOLUTION: In a family of 4 children, find the probability that the oldest 3 are boys. Assume for each birth the probability of a boy is 0.5. Please show all the work to get to the answer.
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Question 772521: In a family of 4 children, find the probability that the oldest 3 are boys. Assume for each birth the probability of a boy is 0.5. Please show all the work to get to the answer.
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Answer: 0.5^4 =0.0625
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