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document.write( "Boys and girls. Alice and Bill are planning to have three children. (Assume it is equally likely for a boy or a girl to be born.) Give the probability as a decimal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that not all three will be of the same gender?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #654635 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=654635\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Boys and girls. Alice and Bill are planning to have three children. (Assume it is equally likely for a boy or a girl to be born.) Give the probability as a decimal. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that not all three will be of the same gender?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(all 3 are same gender) = 1/8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that not all three will be of the same gender is 1-(1/8) = 7/8.<BR>\n" );
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