document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191940>Question 1191940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n a family with 5 children what is the probability of having 3 boys and then 2 girls, in that order?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each birth, the probability is 1/2 that it is a boy and 1/2 that it is a girl.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability of ANY specified sequence of five births is (1/2)^5 = 1/32.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 1/32<br><BR>\n" );
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