Suppose that a family has 5 children and that the probability of having a girl is $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ . What is the probability of having no girls?
A) 0.06252
B) 0.15625
C) 0.31255
D) 0.03125

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The probability of having no girls in a family of 5 children, with each child independently having a $ \frac{1}{2} $ chance of being a girl, is $ \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^5 = \frac{1}{32} = 0.03125 $.

Suppose That a Family Has 5 Children and That the Probability