A family has six children. Find the probability P that there are: (a) three boys and three girls, (b) fewer boys than girls. We will take 1/2 as the probability that a son is a boy.
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Since each child can be either a boy or a girl, there are 2 possibilities for each child. Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes is 2^6 = 64. Show more…
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