Solve the problem.
-Assume that the probability is $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ that a child born is a boy. What is the probability that both of a family's two children are girls?
A) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { 4 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$

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The probability of having a girl is also $\frac{1}{2}$, so the probability of having two girls in a row is $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$.

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