Suppose a random family of four is selected (two parents and two

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Suppose a random family of four is selected (two parents and two children). Suppose further that you are told one of the two children is a girl. Given that this family has at least one daughter, what is the conditional probability that it also has a son? (HINT: write out the sample space and then use your knowledge of "conditional" probabilities)

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