SOLUTION: A couple has four children. Assuming independence and that the probability of a boy is 1/2 determine the probability that the two oldest are boys and the two youngest are girls.

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Question 1041935: A couple has four children. Assuming independence and that the probability of a boy is 1/2 determine the probability that the two oldest are boys and the two youngest are girls.
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