JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. If two families have two children each, then the conditional probability that all children are girls given that at least two are girls is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: C
- Model the sample space
Each family has children, so for one family the possible ordered outcomes are: Each is equally likely.
For two families, we can think of the total as children grouped into two pairs. Since each child is independently boy/girl with probability , there are equally likely outcomes.
- Define the events
Let:
- = "all children are girls"
- = "at least two children are girls"
We need:
Since if all children are girls, then certainly at least two are girls, we have So,
- Find
“All children are girls” means all children are girls: This is just outcome out of . So,
- Find
“At least two girls” means number of girls among children is or .
Total favorable outcomes: Thus,
- Compute the conditional probability
- Match with the options
corresponds to Option C.
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer: C
Our derived answer is also C, so they agree.
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