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: A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having no girls?
I came up with two answers but am unsure of either. This is for a take home exam and I musy show the work. Please help! Class is at two o'clock today!!! This question is from textbook thinking mathmatically
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I came up with two answers but am unsure of either. This is for a take home exam and I musy show the work. Please help! Class is at two o'clock today!!!
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Let x be the number of girls born in a family of 5.
P(x=0) = 5C0*)(1/2)^0*(1/2)^5
= 1*(1)*(1/32)
= 1/32
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Stan H.
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