In: Statistics and Probability
Boys and Girls: Suppose a couple plans to have two children and the probability of having a girl is 0.50.
(a) What is the sample space for the gender outcomes?
{bb, bg, gg}
{b,g}
{bb, bg, gb, gg}
{bb, gg}
(b) What is the probability that the couple has one boy and one
girl?
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(c) What is the probability that the couple will have at least one
girl?
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(d) What is the probability that the couple will have no girls?
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