SOLUTION: A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of having at least 4 girls?

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Question 594257: A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of
having at least 4 girls?

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A family has five children. The probability of having a girl is 1/2. What is the probability of
having at least 4 girls?
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p(4<= x <=5) = 1 - P(0<= x <=3) = 1 - binomcdf(5,1/2,3) = 0.1875
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Stan H.