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In a family having three children, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls. So, the probability of each is ¼.

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In a family having three children, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls. So, the probability of each is ¼. Is this correct? Justify your answer. Select the correct answer from above options

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No it is not correct that in a family having three children, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls, the probability of each is ¼. . Let boys be B and girls be G Outcomes can be BBB , GGG , BBG , BGB , GBB, GGB, GBG , BGG Then Probability of 3 girls = 1/8 Probability of 0 girls = 1/8 Probability of 2 girls = 3/8 Probability of 1 girl = 3/8

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