document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=845903>Question 845903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  What is the probability that the next child of the Harrison family will be a boy (giving them 14 boys in a row)? (Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #509474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=509474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If this is considered a random chance event, then the probability of a boy is 50%.  It doesn't matter how many boys the couple has had in the past.  This birth is independent. </SPAN>\n" );
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