SOLUTION: A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having no girls? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. Please show me step by step

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Question 961246: A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having no girls? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
Please show me step by step i'm really confused on how to do these. Thank you

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having no girls? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
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= (1/2)^5 = 1/32

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having no girls? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
Please show me step by step i'm really confused on how to do these.
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P(no girls in 5 births) = P(5 boys) = (1/2)^5 = 1/32 = 0.0313
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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