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Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl . If a family has two children, what is the conditional probability that both are girls given that(i)         the youngest is a girl         (ii) at least one is a girl?

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To solve the problem, we need to find the conditional probabilities for two scenarios given a family has two children, where each child can either be a boy (B) or a girl (G). ### Step 1: Define the Sample Space The sample space for a family with two children can be represented as: - GG (both are girls) - GB (first is a girl, second is a boy) - BG (first is a boy, second is a girl) - BB (both are boys) ...
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NCERT-PROBABILITY-EXERCISE 13.1
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  2. Given that the two numbers appearing on throwing two dice are differe...

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  3. In each of the Exercises choose the correct answer. If A and B are ev...

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  4. In each of the Exercises choose the correct answer:If P(A) =1/2, P (B...

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  10. If P (A) =6/(11), P(B) =5/(11)and P(AuuB)=7/(11), find(i) P(AnnB) (ii)...

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  11. Compute P(A|B). if P(B) = 0. 5and P(AnnB)= 0. 32

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  12. If P (A) = 0. 8, P(B) = 0. 5and P(B|A) = 0. 4, find (i) P(AnnB) (ii) ...

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  16. Determine P (E|F)in :A coin is tossed three times, where (i) E : Head...

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