document.write( "Question 324363: Assume the probability is 1/2 that a child is born a girl. If a family has three children, what is the probability that they have a) exactly one girl, b) at most two girls.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #232164 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Look at the 8 possibilities \n" ); document.write( "BBB \n" ); document.write( "BBG \n" ); document.write( "BGB \n" ); document.write( "BGG \n" ); document.write( "GBB \n" ); document.write( "GBG \n" ); document.write( "GGB \n" ); document.write( "GGG \n" ); document.write( "a) P(exactly 1 G)=3/8 \n" ); document.write( "b) P(at most 2 G or less than 3 G)=7/8 \n" ); document.write( " |