Asked by Nikko

The Jones family has eight children, all of which are girls. What is the chance that the next child will be a boy? What is the probability that all of their nine children would have been boys? Explain how you determine your answers.
Answered by Reiny
the probability that the next child will be a boy = 1/2
doesn't matter what happened before

but the prob that you have 9 consecutive boys
= (1/2)(1/2)...(1/2) nine times or (1/2)^9
Answered by Nikko
Ohhhh I just over thought this way too much.. thank you!!
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