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Find the probability that when a couple has ​children, at least one of them is a . ​(Assume that boys and girls are equally​ likely.)

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Answer:

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl) = 0.875[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]n = 3[/tex]

[tex]B \to boys[/tex]

[tex]G \to girls[/tex]

[tex]P(G) = P(B) = 0.5[/tex] --- equal probability

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Required:

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl)[/tex]

To do this, we make use of complement rule:

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl) = 1 - P(No\ girl)[/tex]

The event that there is no girl out of the 3 children is: B B B

And the probability is:

[tex]P(No\ Girl) = P(B) * P(B) * P(B)[/tex]

[tex]P(No\ Girl) = 0.5*0.5*0.5[/tex]

[tex]P(No\ Girl) = 0.125[/tex]

So:

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl) = 1 - P(No\ girl)[/tex]

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl) = 1 - 0.125[/tex]

[tex]P(At\ least\ one\ girl) = 0.875[/tex]

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