SOLUTION: Suppose that a family has five children, consisting of three girls and two boys. Call the girls Abigail, Brianna, and Courtney; call the boys Duane and Evan. Suppose further that t

Question 926821: Suppose that a family has five children, consisting of three girls and two boys. Call the girls Abigail, Brianna, and Courtney; call the boys Duane and Evan. Suppose further that two of these children are to be selected at random.
4. Write a sentence or two interpreting what this expected value means in this context.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi

two chosen...

expected value is the SUM of nP(n) where n is 0,1,2

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for example

five children: 3G, 2B

Determine the expected value of the number of girls who will be selected

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n  P(n)

0  1/10    P(both boys) = 

1  3/5     P(one girl) = 

2  3/10    P(two girls) = 

    1

......

Exp = 0(1/10) + 1(3/5) + 2(3/10) = 6/10 + 6/10 = 12/10) = 1.2  0r 1 girl 

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