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N a randomly selected family with two children, excluding multiple births, what is the probability of having two girls? (Assume a girl is as likely as a boy at each birth.)

N a randomly selected family with two children, excluding multiple births, what is the probability of having two girls? (Assume a girl is as likely as a boy at each birth.)
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n a randomly selected family with two children, excluding multiple births, what is the probability of having two girls? (Assume a girl is as likely as a boy at each birth.)

User Hadi Abu
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50 Percent because if they are as likely as a boy then they have the same chances
User Fatemeh Asgarinejad
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The possibilities would be
GB
BG
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BB
1/4 or 25% chance they would have two girls
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