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If a family having three children, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls. So, the probability of each is `(1)/(4)`. Is this correct? Justify your answer.

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No, the probability of each is not `(1)/(4)` because the probability of no girl in three children zero and probability of these girls in three children is one
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So, these events are not equally likely as outcome one girl, means gbb, bgb,bbg, 'three girl means' 'egg' and so on.
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