document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54142>Question 54142</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My answer to the problem stated below   1/10 = 0.1 Am I correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A couple plans to have 4 children.Assuming the probability of obtaining each sex is 50% (1 in 2), find the probability of the couple getting 4 boys. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=36422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There's a couple of ways of doing this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The multiplication rule:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the probabilty of having a boy and a boy and a boy and a boy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29=1%2F16=.0625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29%281%2F2%29=1%2F16=.0625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can also raise the probability to the power of 4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P=1%2F16=.0625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P=1%2F16=.0625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you aren't to that point in your book, P=(#of ways to have 4 boys)/(# of ways to have children)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is 1 way to have 0 boys: (GGGG)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 ways to have 1 boys: (BGGG),(GBGG),(GGBG),(GGGB)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 6 ways to have 2 boys: (BBGG),(GBBG),(GGBB),(BGBG),(GBGB),(BGGB)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 4 ways to have 3 boys: (BBBG),(BBGB),(BGBB),(GBBB)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is 1 way to have 4 boys:(BBBB)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is 1 way to have 4 boys and 16 ways to have 4 children:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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