acesangel5301 acesangel5301

08-05-2018
Mathematics

contestada

Assuming boys and girls are equally likely, find the probability of a couple having a baby boy boy when their fourth fourth child is born, given that the first three three children were all boys all boys.

Respuesta :

geerky42 geerky42

08-05-2018

I am assuming the gender of each child is independent of the other.

Then the information about the first three children is irrelevant.

So then the probability of fourth child being boy is 1/2, since boys and girls are equally likely.

Hope this helps.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

what was Booker T. Washington vision for Georgia?

Changes in weight may reflect changes in all but which of the following Fluid Fat Brain cells Bone mineral

Which of the following is not a macronutrient? Carbohydrates Protein Vitamin C Fat

Help applying the 7 principles of the government You have 7 choices: republicanism popular sovereignty limited government separation of powers checks and balanc

Which number is the largest-10; -5; -1/2 (-0.50) -1/3 (-0.33)

a science museum offers tours for school groups with 20 or more students. the tour costs $100 plus $3.50 for every student in excess of 20 students. a school gr

Which choice best represents the idea that god chooses a nation's ruler?

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-8 Please give a little proof that you actually know what your talking about and aren’t just guessing that answers to get points

Which best describes a personal essay?

In a certain population, the frequency of a dominant gene is represented by p = 0.7, and the frequency of the recessive gene is represented by 0.3. what is the

Q&A Platform for Education Platform Explore for Education