What’s the probability of getting 6 or more girls from 8 births?

Anand Shah asked Sep 18, 2022

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Anand Shah asked Sep 18, 2022

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Answer:

3/4 or 6/8

Explanation:

6/8 when simplified is 3/4. That is the probability over the total.

Zren answered Sep 23, 2022

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