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Find the probability that when a couple has five children, at least one of them is a boy. (assume that boys and girls are equally likely.)
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Find the probability that when a couple has five children, at least one of them is a boy. (assume that boys and girls are equally likely.)
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2021-08-15T23:22:11+00:00
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The easiest way to figure this is to find P(no girls in 5 births) = (1/2)^5 = 1/32 ————– The P(at least one girl in 5 births) = 1 – 1/32 = 31/32