document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183039>Question 183039</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a family has 5 children. the probabilty of having a girl is 1/2. what is the probabilty of having 2 girls followed by 3 boys?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2^5= 32 different boy-girl patterns for a 5 child family.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is only one way to have 2 girls folled by 3 boys<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of having 2 girls followed by 3 boys = 1/32 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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