document.write( "Question 1191940: n a family with 5 children what is the probability of having 3 boys and then 2 girls, in that order?
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document.write( "You're asking for the probability of the fourth birth order\r\n" );
document.write( "in the list below of all 32 possible birth orders.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is only 1 successful birth orders out of those 32 possible\r\n" );
document.write( "birth orders listed below. \r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of possible birth orders is 32 because:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There are 2 ways that the 1st birth could turn out.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 ways that the 2nd birth could turn out.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 ways that the 3rd birth could turn out.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 ways that the 4th birth could turn out.\r\n" );
document.write( "There are 2 ways that the 5th birth could turn out.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x2x2x2x2 = 25 = 32\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. BBBBB\r\n" );
document.write( "2. BBBBG\r\n" );
document.write( "3. BBBGB\r\n" );
document.write( "4. BBBGG   <--The only successful birth order.\r\n" );
document.write( "5. BBGBB\r\n" );
document.write( "6. BBGBG\r\n" );
document.write( "7. BBGGB\r\n" );
document.write( "8. BBGGG\r\n" );
document.write( "9. BGBBB\r\n" );
document.write( "10. BGBBG\r\n" );
document.write( "11. BGBGB\r\n" );
document.write( "12. BGBGG\r\n" );
document.write( "13. BGGBB\r\n" );
document.write( "14. BGGBG\r\n" );
document.write( "15. BGGGB\r\n" );
document.write( "16. BGGGG\r\n" );
document.write( "17. GBBBB\r\n" );
document.write( "18. GBBBG\r\n" );
document.write( "19. GBBGB\r\n" );
document.write( "20. GBBGG\r\n" );
document.write( "21. GBGBB\r\n" );
document.write( "22. GBGBG\r\n" );
document.write( "23. GBGGB\r\n" );
document.write( "24. GBGGG\r\n" );
document.write( "25. GGBBB\r\n" );
document.write( "26. GGBBG\r\n" );
document.write( "27. GGBGB\r\n" );
document.write( "28. GGBGG\r\n" );
document.write( "29. GGGBB\r\n" );
document.write( "30. GGGBG\r\n" );
document.write( "31. GGGGB\r\n" );
document.write( "32. GGGGG\r\n" );
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document.write( "So what fraction represents 1 SUCCESSFUL way \r\n" );
document.write( "out of 32 POSSIBLE ways?\r\n" );
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