document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=101983>Question 101983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the probability of getting at least one girl when a couple has five children. Assume that boys and girls are equally likely and that the sex of any child is independent of the others. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The easiest way to figure this is to find P(no girls in 5 births) = (1/2)^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1/32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The P(at least one girl in 5 births) = 1 - 1/32 = 31/32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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