Question 370004: Question 1:
In a family with 3 children, excluding multiple births, what is the probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl, "in that order"? Assume that a boy is likely as a girl at each birth.
Question 2:
Same exact question except "in any order"
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Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1.) The sample space has 8 elements:{bbb, bbg, bgb, bgg, gbb, gbg, ggb, ggg}. The answer then to the first question is 1/8.
2.) We need 2 boys and 1 girl, regardless of order. Thus the probability, looking at the same sample space above, is 3/8.
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