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:  A family has 6 children.  Determine the probability that there are fewer than 3 male children in the family. 
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You can  put this solution on YOUR website! A family has 6 children. Determine the probability that there are fewer than 3 male children in the family. 
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It's a binomial problem with n=6, p=1/2, 0<=x<=2 
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Using a TI caluculator I get: binomcdf(6,0.5,2) = 0.3438 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
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