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What is the possibility of having 3 children that are all boys

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We have 3 children, with each one possibly being a boy or a girl. And so for each child, the probability of being a boy is 1/2 same with a girl so

1/2^3 = 1/8

so it's 1/8 chance of it being a boy.

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