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A couple has 2 kids, and they are both girls. They are now pregnant with a baby. What is the probability that the next child will be a boy?

A. 25%

B. 50%

C. 75%

D. 100%

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Answer:

B. 50%

Step-by-step explanation:

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Final answer:

Each pregnancy has an independent 50% chance of resulting in the birth of a boy, regardless of the genders of any previous children, as this probability is solely determined by the father's contribution of either an X or Y chromosome.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is about determining the probability that the next child in a family of two girls will be a boy. The key piece of information here is that the sex of a baby is determined by the chromosomes it inherits: XX for a girl and XY for a boy. The chromosome from the mother is always X, while the chromosome from the father can be either X or Y. Thus, for every pregnancy, there is a 50% chance of having a boy and a 50% chance of having a girl because the father has a 50% chance of passing on his Y chromosome and a 50% chance of passing on his X chromosome.

This probability stays constant for each pregnancy, regardless of the genders of previous children. Therefore, the answer to the question is B. 50% for the couple's next child to be a boy.

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