The Wilson family had 8 children. Assuming that the probability of a child being a girl is 0.5, find the probability that the Wilson family had: at least 5 girls? at most 4 girls? Round your answers to 4 decimal places.

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The Wilson family had 8 children. Assuming that the probability of a child being a girl is 0.5, find the
probability that the Wilson family had:
at least 5 girls?
at most 4 girls?
Round your answers to 4 decimal places.
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