if there is an equal probability of a child being born a boy or a girl , what is the probability that a couple who have 8 children have two children of the same sex and one of the opposite sex ?
"no of ways of selecting a gender - 2 c 1 no of ways of selecting any 2 children out of 8 = 8 c 2 total possible outcomes - 2 ^ 8 ( each child can be either a girl or a boy ) probability = 2 c 1 * 8 c 2 / 2 ^ 8 = 2 * 8 / 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16 / 256 = 1 / 16 ans = d"
divide(const_2, 8)