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The Patterson family has 3 kids, 1 boy and 2 girls. Suppose that for each birth, the probability of a boy birth is 1/2, and the probability of a girl birth is also 1/2. What is the fractional probability of having 1 boy and 2 girls, in any order, in a family's first 3 births?

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Answer: 3/8

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