SOLUTION: If the couple plans to have 2 boys and 5 girls, how many different gender sequences are possible? Please show work.

Question 589515: If the couple plans to have 2 boys and 5 girls, how many different gender sequences are possible? Please show work.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the couple plans to have 2 boys and 5 girls, how many different gender sequences are possible? Please show work.
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There are 5C2 = 10 ways to space the 2 boys amoung the 5 children:
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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