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What is the probability that the couple has a first child that is a boy and a second child that is a girl? Give your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places

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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A couple has two children. Let A be the event that their first child is a boy, and note that P(A)=51.2%. Let B be the event that their second child is a girl, with P(B)=48.8%.

A and B are independent events. What is the probability that the couple has a first child that is a boy and a second child that is a girl?

Give your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places.

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