Our neighbors have 5 children; 2 girls and 3 boys (one more on the way-gender not yet revealed). How many different birth and gender orders are possible for this family? Note you are only counting those with exactly 3 girls and 2 boys.

Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
4th Edition
ISBN:9781305071742
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Chapter14: Counting And Probability
Section14.CT: Chapter Test
Problem 3CT: An Internet service provider requires its customer to select a password consisting of four letters...
icon
Related questions
Question

Our neighbors have 5 children; 2 girls and 3 boys (one more on the way-gender not yet revealed). How many different birth and gender orders are possible for this family?

Note you are only counting those with exactly 3 girls and 2 boys.

 

 

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305071742
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
College Algebra (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305652231
Author:
R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305115545
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781938168383
Author:
Jay Abramson
Publisher:
OpenStax