document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024512>Question 1024512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a family with 3 children what is the probability of having 1 boy and then 2 girls, in that order? (Exclude multiple births and assume all outcomes are equally likely). \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "In a family with 3 children, what is the probability of having 1 boy and 2 girls, in any order? (Exclude multiple births and assume all outcomes are equally likely).  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any specified result child by child, is 1 in 8. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 2^3 possible results, taking order into account. BGG is one of those results.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "1 boy 2 girls, any order, can be\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "BGG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GBG<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GGB\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3 different ways of the 8. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "For sake of completion, here are the 3 with 1G 2B\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "GBB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BGB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BBG\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "and last, all boy or all girl\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "BBB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GGG\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Now I've listed all 8 possible outcomes.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );