Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births. Round the answer to the nearest thousandth. CIT OA. 0.900 OB. 0.010 O C. 0.020 OD. 0.090
Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births. Round the answer to the nearest thousandth. CIT OA. 0.900 OB. 0.010 O C. 0.020 OD. 0.090
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![Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births. Round the answer to the
nearest thousandth.
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O A. 0.900
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births. Round the answer to the
nearest thousandth.
C
O A. 0.900
OB. 0.010
OC. 0.020
O D. 0.090
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