document.write( "Question 1198194: You select a family with children. If M represents a male child and F a female child, the set of equally likely outcomes for the children's genders is shown below. Find the probability of selecting a family with at least two female children.
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document.write( "{MMM,MMF,MFM,MFF,FMM,FMF,FFM,FFF}\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #831754 by ikleyn(52884) You can put this solution on YOUR website! .\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the list of 8 listed triples, there are exactly 4 triples that have two or three Fs.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the answer to the problem's question is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved, with explanations.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In plain English, the names of these members of a family are boys for M and girls for F.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |