SOLUTION: Assume the probability is 1/2 that a child born at any time is a boy and births are independent. What is the probability of the event that if a family has 5 children (no twins), n
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Question 1180145: Assume the probability is 1/2 that a child born at any time is a boy and births are independent. What is the probability of the event that if a family has 5 children (no twins), none of them are boys. I am stressing out here. I think I am overthinking these word problems.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No boys means all girls; P(boy)=1/2 means P(girl)=1/2.
P(5 girls)=(1/2)^5 = 1/32.
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