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Assume that the birth of a boy or girl to a couple to be equally likely, mutually exclusive, exhaustive and independent of the other children in the family. For a couple having 6 children, the probability that their "three oldest are boys" is a)`(20)/(64)` b)`(1)/(64)` c)`(8)/(64)` d)none of these

A

`(20)/(64)`

B

`(1)/(64)`

C

`(8)/(64)`

D

none of these

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