document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15121>Question 15121</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a couple plans to have eight children, find the probability that they are all 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 #7520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability of having a boy is 1/2, and the probability of having a girl is also 1/2.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the probability of having successive children of a particular gender, assuming that the birth of each child is independent of every other child is the product of the probabilities.  Suppose the first child born determines the gender, boy or girl, of all the other children.  Therefore, if there are 8 children, the probability that the succeeding SEVEN children will match the gender of the first child will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29+%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29+=+1%2F%282%5E7%29+=+1%2F128+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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