A couple plans to have no more than three children, and they will keep having Se

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A couple plans to have no more than three children, and they will keep having Select one answer. children until they have a girl. So, if their first child is a girl, they will stop and io points have only one child. However, if their first child is a boy, they will try again and have a second child. As it turns out, the probability of having a boy is slightly greater than having a girl. Here is the probability distribution for the number of boys the couple could have. Boys o boys 1 boy 2 boys 3 boys Probability 0.490 o.250 0.127o.133 What is the probability that the couple will have at least 1 boy? A, 00740 B. O 0.250 C. O 0.377 D. O o.260 E. o.510

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Yes.... Your answer is correct. We need to calculate here

P(X>=1)=P(having 1 boy) +P(having 2 boys) +P(having 3 boys) =. 250+.127+.133=.510....here X is number of boys in a family

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