SOLUTION: the probability of a girl being born is 1/2 or .5 A) in a family of 6 children what is the probability of all 6 children being girls? B) in a family of 6 children what is the p

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Question 977959: the probability of a girl being born is 1/2 or .5
A) in a family of 6 children what is the probability of all 6 children being girls?
B) in a family of 6 children what is the probability at least one of the children being a girl?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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2. The probability of all boys is
So the probability of at least 1 girl is the complement,



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