document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160565>Question 1160565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a family of 3 children, what is the probability that all 3 will be boys if it is equally likely that a newborn child will be a boy or a girl?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 1/2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 1/9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > children, with each one possibly being a boy or a girl. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "And so for each child, the probability of being a boy is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >as is the probability of being a girl <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, for there to be all boys, the probability is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is: c. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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