SOLUTION: On average, a proportion of 0.48 newborns are girls. What are the chances that in a family with 4 children there are exactly three daughters.
Give your answer as a proportion, r
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Question 1020676: On average, a proportion of 0.48 newborns are girls. What are the chances that in a family with 4 children there are exactly three daughters.
Give your answer as a proportion, rounding to two decimal places. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You multiply the chances of 3 daughters and 1 son, like this
P = (.48)^2*(.52) = .0575 = 5.75% or rounded to
58/1000
