The Wilson family was one of the first to come to the U.S. They had 4 children. Assuming that the probability of a child being a girl is .5, find the probability that the Wilson family had: at least 2 girls? at most 3 girls?

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The Wilson family was one of the first to come to the U.S. They had 4 children. Assuming that the
probability of a child being a girl is .5, find the probability that the Wilson family had:
at least 2 girls?
at most 3 girls?
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