SOLUTION: If the probability of any particular child of a family being a boy is 1/2. What is the probability that in a family of six children, there are equal number of boys and girls

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Question 1065216: If the probability of any particular child of a family being a boy is 1/2. What is the probability that in a family of six children, there are equal number of boys and girls
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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(6C3)(1/2)^3(1/2)^3 = 5/16