1) FAMILY A family has 4 children. Assume that when a child is born, there is a 50% chance that the child is female. a) Determine the probabilities associated with the number of daughters in the family by calculating the probability distribution. b) What is the probability that the family has at least 3 daughters?
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0625 - Probability of having 1 daughter (X=1): 0.25 - Probability of having 2 daughters (X=2): 0.375 - Probability of having 3 daughters (X=3): 0.25 - Probability of having 4 daughters (X=4): 0.0625 Show more…
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