1. what do you think this diagram is trying to illustrate? 2. What is the probability, written as a percentage, that a woman who has three children has a) a girl, then a boy and then a girl? b) Only boys? c) One to three girls?

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1. what do you think this diagram is trying to illustrate?
2. What is the probability, written as a percentage, that a woman who has three children has
a) a girl, then a boy and then a girl?
b) Only boys?
c) One to three girls?

Girl
Boy
Girl
Girl
Aog
Girl
Boy
Transcribed Image Text:Girl Boy Girl Girl Aog Girl Boy
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The diagram represents the sample space for gender of children if a couple have three children.

Let G represents the child is a girl and B represents the child is a boy.

From the diagram the sample space is given by:

{GGG, GGB, GBG, GBB, BGG, BGB, BBG, BBB}

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