OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
GENETICS
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Question
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If the four existing children in a family are all sons, what chance would there be that the next child would also be a son?
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75%
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50%
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25%
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20%
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -If a family has four children, what is the probability that all 4 are the same sex? We have 16 possible outcomes, from which only two satisfy your requirement: MMMM and GGGG. So, the answer is 2/16 = 1/8.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The probability of a woman giving birth to four girls in a row is 1/16.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘1/16. ‘
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