document.write( "Question 926819: Suppose that a family has five children, consisting of three girls and two boys. Call the girls Abigail, Brianna, and Courtney; call the boys Duane and Evan. Suppose further that two of these children are to be selected at random.\r
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document.write( "five children: 3G, 2B
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document.write( "probability that one child of each gender will be selected
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document.write( " P(one girl and one boy) = P(girl first) + P(girl 2nd) =  = 3/5
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