document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424648>Question 424648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming all sex distributions to be equally probable, what proportion of families with exactly six children should be expected to have three boys and three girls?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of 6-child families with 3 boys = 6C3 = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of different boy-girl family patterns: 2^6 = 64<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Proportion: 20/64 = 5/16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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