A couple decides to keep having children until they have a boy, at which point they will stop having children. They also agree to having a maximum of three children. The table below shows the probability distribution of X = the number of children such a couple would have. X = # of children 1 3 %3D 1 1 1 P(X) 4 4 On average, how many children would such a couple have? E(X)=| children

A couple decides to keep having children until they have a boy, at which point they will stop having children. They also agree to having a maximum of three children. The table below shows the probability distribution of X = the number of children such a couple would have. X = # of children 1 3 %3D 1 1 1 P(X) 4 4 On average, how many children would such a couple have? E(X)=| children

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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