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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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To determine whether the statement that the probability of having no girls, one girl, two girls, or three girls in a family with three children is \( \frac{1}{4} \) for each case is correct, we can analyze the situation step by step. ### Step 1: Identify the Total Outcomes When a family has three children, each child can either be a boy (B) or a girl (G). Therefore, the total number of possible combinations of children can be calculated as follows: \[ \text{Total Outcomes} = 2^3 = 8 \] ...
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