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Outcomes and event probability: Conditional probability
uppose that the genders of the three children of a family are soon to be revealed. An outcome is represented by a string of the sort GBB (meaning the oldest Ild is a giri, the second oldest is a boy, and the youngest is a boy).
e 8 outcomes are listed below. Assume that each outcome has the same probability.
implete the following. Write your answers as fractions.
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(a) Check the outcomes for each of the three events below. Then, enter the probability of each event.
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\hline \multirow[t]{2}{*}{} & & & & & hes & & & & \multirow{2}{*}{Probability} \\
\hline & BBB & \( B B G \) & BGB & B6G & GBB & GBG & GGB & GGG & \\
\hline Event X: No girls on the first two births & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) \\
\hline Event Y: At least one boy on the last two births & \( \square \) & 0 & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) \\
\hline Event \( X \) and \( Y \) : No girls on the first two births and at least one boy on the last two births & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) & \( \square \) \\
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