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The accompanying table describes results from groups of 8 births from 8 different sets of parents. The random variable x represents the number of girls among 8 children. Complete parts (a) through (d) below. LOADING... Click the icon to view the table. a. Find the probability of getting exactly 1 girl in 8 births.Number of Girls x P(x) 0 0.002 1 0.028 2 0.117 3 0.217 4 0.272 5 0.217 6 0.117 7 0.028 8 0.002
Solution :
From given probability distribution,
The probability of getting exactly 1 girl in 8 births is
= P(x = 1)
= 0.028
Probability = 0.028