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The probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl in a family with three children can be calculated using the binomial probability formula. Assuming the probability of having a boy or a girl is equal (1/2 each), the probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl can be found by considering the different combinations (BBG, BGB, GBB). Therefore, the probability is ( \frac{3}{8} ) or 37.5%.
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Assuming probability of having a boy is P(B) = 1/2, and of having a girl is P(G) = 1/2,the probability of having 3 boys for 4 kids (with out regard to the girl to be the first,second, third or fourth kid) is;P(3B1G) = 4C3 [P(B)]4 = 4 (1/2)4 = 0.250 = 25%The factor 4 comes because there are 4 possibilities for the order in which the girl cancome out.
If we consider there is a 50% chance for having a boy and 50% for having a girl*, there is : - 12,5% chance of having no boys; - 37,5% chance of having 1 boy; - 37,5% chance of having 2 boys; - 12,5% chance of having 3 boys. Therefore, there is 50% chance of having at least two boys. *The odds are more like 51% for having a boy and 49% for having a girl, but it doesn't really matters.
The probability of a family having five boys in a row, assuming the chance of having a boy or a girl is equal (50% each), can be calculated using the formula for independent events. The probability is (0.5^5), which equals (1/32) or approximately 3.125%. Therefore, while it is not extremely common, it is certainly possible for a family to have five boys in a row.
The probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl in a family with three children can be calculated using the binomial probability formula. Assuming the probability of having a boy or a girl is equal (1/2 each), the probability of having 2 boys and 1 girl can be found by considering the different combinations (BBG, BGB, GBB). Therefore, the probability is ( \frac{3}{8} ) or 37.5%.
These events are independent; so the probability of a girl is 0.5.
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50%....maybe you're not cut out for college....
Assuming the probability of having a boy is 1/2, and that the probabilities are independent: Probability of 1 girl and 12 boys = (1/2)13 * 13 = 0.001587..., which is around 1/630
(assuming that the probability of having a girl or a boy is 50/50) Looking from beforehand, the probability of having three boys then a girl is the probability of each of these events happening multiplied together. That is 50% x 50% x 50% x 50% or 0.54 This would mean that the chance of having a girl after three boys is 0.0625. If you've already had the three boys though, it is a different story. The point is that previous experiences do not affect future ones; probability has no memory. Thus the probability of having a girl next is 50%, regardless of if you've had boys or girls in the past. To think otherwise is known as the gambler's fallacy, where a gambler says "black has come up 4 times in a row, it must be red next" even though the chance of red is always 50%
The probability of an individual having either a male or female can not be altered. There is always a 50/50 chance of having a boy or girl. It is not a genetic trait to have one of the other.
In fact he does two boys and one girl
Yes they do 2 boys and 1 girl
Assuming probability of having a boy is P(B) = 1/2, and of having a girl is P(G) = 1/2,the probability of having 3 boys for 4 kids (with out regard to the girl to be the first,second, third or fourth kid) is;P(3B1G) = 4C3 [P(B)]4 = 4 (1/2)4 = 0.250 = 25%The factor 4 comes because there are 4 possibilities for the order in which the girl cancome out.
Yes, Ruby, Jakamo and Smokey. Two boys and a girl.
If we consider there is a 50% chance for having a boy and 50% for having a girl*, there is : - 12,5% chance of having no boys; - 37,5% chance of having 1 boy; - 37,5% chance of having 2 boys; - 12,5% chance of having 3 boys. Therefore, there is 50% chance of having at least two boys. *The odds are more like 51% for having a boy and 49% for having a girl, but it doesn't really matters.