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Suppose that for any child in a particular family, black hair, blonde hair, red hair, and green hair are all equally likely. if this family has two children, what is the probability that the kids will have the same hair color?

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Answer:

Pr(B)*Pr(B)+Pr(Bl)*Pr(Bl)+Pr(G)*Pr(G)
+Pr(R)*Pr(R)=

and each hair color has a .25 chance of happening since 1/4=.25
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