(a)

To determine: The probability model for the number of children such couples may have.

The probability model for the number of children is:

X 1 2 3
P(X=x) 0.5 0.25 0.25

Given information:

Boys and girls are equally likely.

Formula used:

P=ES

Here, E is the favourable outcomes and S is the total possible outcomes.

Calculation:

Boys and girls are equally likely:

Pboy=Pgirl=12=0.50

You have one chance in two that the first born is a girl, thus the probability that X = 1 is,

PX=1=Pgirl=12=0.50

If the family has 2 children, then the first child was a boy and the second child was a girl, thus multiply the corresponding probabilities:

PX=2=Pboy×Pgirl=12×12=0.5×0.5=0.25

Since the total probability has to be equal to 1, Then find

PX=3=1−PX=1−PX=2=1−0.5−0.25=0.25

Let us combine the found probabilities in a table:

X 1 2 3
P(X=x) 0.5 0.25 0.25

(b)

To determine: The expected number of children for the couples.

The expected number of children for the couples.is1.75

Given information:

Boys and girls are equally likely.

Formula used:

P=ES

Here, E is the favourable outcomes and S is the total possible outcomes.

Calculation:

Boys and girls are equally likely:

Pboy=Pgirl=12=0.50

You have one chance in two that the first born is a girl, thus the probability that X = 1 is,

PX=1=Pgirl=12=0.50

If the family has 2 children, then the first child was a boy and the second child was a girl, thus multiply the corresponding probabilities:

PX=2=Pboy×Pgirl=12×12=0.5×0.5=0.25

Since the total probability has to be equal to 1, Then find

PX=3=1−PX=1−PX=2=1−0.5−0.25=0.25

Let us combine the found probabilities in a table:

X 1 2 3
P(X=x) 0.5 0.25 0.25

The expected amount is the sum of the product of the possibilities and its probabilities:

μ=∑xPx=1×0.5+2×0.25+3×0.25=0.5+0.5+0.75=1.75

Hence, the expected number of children for the couples.is1.75

Chapter 10.4, Problem 12E

Chapter 10.4, Problem 14E

Chapter 10 Solutions

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