Question

Find the probability of a couple having a baby girl when their sixth child is​ born, given that the first five children were all girls. Assume boys and girls are equally likely. Is the result the same as the probability of getting all girls among six ​children?

Answer 1

The required probability will be
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given is that a couple is having a baby.

They already have 5 girls and sixth child is yet to be born.

Assuming that boys and girls are equally likely, the probability of having a baby girl is an independent probability.

This event is not related to the previous child so the required probability will be =
`(1)/(2)`