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Births in the United States In the United States, the true probability of a baby being a boy is 0.512 (based on the data available at this writing). For a family having three children, find the following. The probability that the first child is a girl. The probability that all three children are boys. The probability that all three children are girls. The probability that at least one of the children is a girl.

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          Births in the United States In the United States, the true probability of a baby being a boy is 0.512 (based on the data available at this writing). For a family having three children, find the following.
The probability that the first child is a girl.
The probability that all three children are boys.
The probability that all three children are girls.
The probability that at least one of the children is a girl.

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Since the probability of a baby being a boy is 0.512, the probability of a baby being a girl is: \[ P(\text{girl}) = 1 - P(\text{boy}) = 1 - 0.512 = 0.488 \] Show more…

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Births in the United States In the United States, the true probability of a baby being a boy is 0.512 (based on the data available at this writing). For a family having three children, find the following. The probability that the first child is a girl. The probability that all three children are boys. The probability that all three children are girls. The probability that at least one of the children is a girl.