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document.write( "In a family with 3 children, excluding multiple births, what is the probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl, \"in that order\"?  Assume that a boy is likely as a girl at each birth.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same exact question except \"in any order\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #263649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=263649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.)  The sample space has 8 elements:{bbb, bbg, bgb, bgg, gbb, gbg, ggb, ggg}.  The answer then to the first question is 1/8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.)  We need 2 boys and 1 girl, regardless of order.  Thus the probability, looking at the same sample space above, is 3/8. </SPAN>\n" );
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