document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=416646>Question 416646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a family with two children, what are the probabilities<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the following outcomes, assuming that the birth of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "boys and girls is equally likely?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Both are boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The first is a girl and the second a boy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. Neither is a girl.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. At least one is a girl.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me with this using fractions. Thanks!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "of the following outcomes, assuming that the birth of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "boys and girls is equally likely?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Both are boys. (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. The first is a girl and the second a boy. (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Neither is a girl. (1/2)(1/2) = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. At least one is a girl. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(at least one) = 1 - P(none)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1 - (1/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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