Q. If birth to a male child and birth to a female child are equal-probable, then what is the probability that at least one of the three children born to a couple is male?
A) $\frac{4}{5}$
B) $\frac{7}{8}$
C) $\frac{8}{7}$
D) $\frac{1}{2}$
Explanation
(b)
$S = \{ BBB,\ BBG,\ BGB,\ GBB,\ GGB,\ GBG,\ BGG,\ GGG\}$ and $E = \{ BBB,\ BBG,BGB,\ GBB,\ GGB,\ GBG,\ BGG\}$
$n(E) = 7\ and\ \ n(S) = 8$
$\therefore P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)} = \frac{7}{8}$
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