SOLUTION: A certain family has eleven children and only two of the children are girls. Would you consider this family to be statistically unusual? Why or why not?

Question 795159: A certain family has eleven children and only two of the children are girls. Would you consider this family to be statistically unusual? Why or why not?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A certain family has eleven children and only two of the children are girls. Would you consider this family to be statistically unusual? Why or why not?
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Find P(2 girls in 11 births) = 11C2(1/2)^11 = 55/2048 = 0.0269
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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