SOLUTION: Probability of a girl; Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, (.50) find the probability of a couple having at least one boys after their fifth child is born, given that

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Question 951499: Probability of a girl; Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, (.50) find the probability of a couple having at least one boys after their fifth child is born, given that the first four children were all girls.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability remains the same at 0.5 regardless of how many children they have or what gender each child is.

So the answer is 0.5