(a) The Martinos plan to have five children. Determine the probability that all their children will be...

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(a) The Martinos plan to have five children. Determine the probability that all their children will be boys. (Assume that P  (boy) = 1/2 and assume independence.)

(b) If their first four children are boys and Mrs. Martino is expecting another child, what is the probability that the fifth child will be a boy?

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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