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pleas explain? :help
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okay I got it: It's a combined problem:

chance of someone being a girl or boy is 1/2.

taking 2 out of four can be done in like you said in: 2C4=6 ways

so the probability is: 6x1/2x1/2x1/2x1/2= 3/8

Now how can one remember this rule?
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pleas explain? :help



Probability is not my strong point, but I think I got this one :wink: or at least I can explain the logic behind it:
whatever your probability will be to have 2 out of 4, it needs to be multiplied by 6 since you have 6 ways to pick them.

So, the answer basically depends on the probability.

I got the result by 1/2*1/2*1/2*1/2

I assumed you get 1/2 probability to have a boy/girl at any point in time.
So, I got 1/2 for boy, 1/2 for another boy, 1/2 for girl, and 1/2 for girl, (you need to get exactly 2 boys and 2 girls). So, it is 1/16

6*1/16=3/8


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okay I got it: It's a combined problem:

chance of someone being a girl or boy is 1/2.

taking 2 out of four can be done in like you said in: 2C4=6 ways

so the probability is: 6x1/2x1/2x1/2x1/2= 3/8

Now how can one remember this rule?



You were faster than I :)
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3/8 is the answer



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Isn't there a formula for this type of problem:

nCk * p^k * (1-p)^(n-k)

it works out to 3/8 also

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