Ignoring Twins and Other Multiple Births,assume Babies Born at a Hospital

question 82

Multiple Choice

Ignoring twins and other multiple births,assume babies born at a hospital are independent events with the probability that a baby is a boy and the probability that a baby is a girl both equal to 0.5.What is the probability that the next three babies are of the same sex?

• A)0.125
• B)0.250
• C)0.375
• D)0.500

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