Algebra Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)DISCUSS: Oldest Son A family with two children is randomly selected. Assume that the events of having a boy or a girl are equally likely. Find the following probabilities. (a) The family has two boys given that the oldest child is a boy. (b) The family has two boys given that one of the children is a boy.

DISCUSS: Oldest Son A family with two children is randomly selected. Assume that the events of having a boy or a girl are equally likely. Find the following probabilities. (a) The family has two boys given that the oldest child is a boy. (b) The family has two boys given that one of the children is a boy.

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DISCUSS: Oldest Son A family with two children is randomly selected. Assume that the events of having a boy or a girl are equally likely. Find the following probabilities.

(a) The family has two boys given that the oldest child is a boy.

(b) The family has two boys given that one of the children is a boy.

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