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A family has five children The possibility of having a girl is 1 over 2 What is the probability of having 3 girls followed by 2 boys?
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∙ 10y ago
There is no proper answer to the question. The children's gender are not independent events: they are affected, among other things by the father's genes and the mother's age. Also, the true probability of a girl is 0.48, not 0.5.
However, if you ignore reality, then the answer is (1/2)5 = 1/32.
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What is the probability that in a family of six children that all six children are girls?
1 in 64
What is the probability of getting 3 girls in a family of 10 children?
The probability of exactly 3 girls in a family of 10 children, assuming equal chance of a boy or girl, is 0.1172. This is a binomial distribution.
What is the probability that no girls?
We would need to know the number of children in the family to answer this question. For instance, the probability of having no girls in a family of two children would be 1/4 theoretically. In general it is 2-n where n is the number of children.
What is the probability that a family of 4 would have a girl first and a girl last?
There is no simple answer to the question because the children's genders are not independent events. They depend on the parents' ages and their genes. A family of 4 is a family of two parents and two children. The probability that both children are girls is 0.2334
What is the probability of a family having a boy after four girls?
The probability of a boy is still 0.5 no matter how many prior children there are.
What is the probability of 4 boys in a family with 4 children?
In a family with four children, the probability of having four boys is 1 in 16.
What is the probability that in a family of six children that all six children are girls?
1 in 64
What is the probability of getting 3 girls in a family of 10 children?
The probability of exactly 3 girls in a family of 10 children, assuming equal chance of a boy or girl, is 0.1172. This is a binomial distribution.
What is the probability that no girls?
We would need to know the number of children in the family to answer this question. For instance, the probability of having no girls in a family of two children would be 1/4 theoretically. In general it is 2-n where n is the number of children.
What is the probability that a family of 4 would have a girl first and a girl last?
There is no simple answer to the question because the children's genders are not independent events. They depend on the parents' ages and their genes. A family of 4 is a family of two parents and two children. The probability that both children are girls is 0.2334
What is the probability of a family having a boy after four girls?
The probability of a boy is still 0.5 no matter how many prior children there are.
If a family has three children find the probability that two of the children are girls?
there is a 50% chance that two of them will be girls
What is the probability that a family of four children has at least 1 boy?
1 in 2
What is the probability that a family of 3 children has exactly 2 girls?
It is 3/8.
What is the probability that a family of 5 children has exactly 3 boys?
6 out of 9.
What is the experimental probability that exactly 3 children in a family of 4 children will be boys?
4/16 or 0.2 or 25%
What is the probability that in a family of four children that all four children are girls?
The probably of four girls in a family with four children is 1/16. I got this answer because: Probability of a girl is 1/2 and to get all girls you would multiply it by 1/2 for the rest of the girls.
