document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998248>Question 998248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2.what is the probability of having at least 3 boys? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616112 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616112\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, one way to do this is to look at row 5 of Pascal's Triangle...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numbers represent the number of chances out of 32 possible ways to have 5 kids...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,5,10,10,5,1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus there is 1/32 to have 5 boys, 5/32 to have 4 boys, and 10/32 chance to have three boys...adding the chances together...you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16/32 = 1/2 to have at least three boys. </SPAN>\n" );
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