THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
The following table presents the probability distribution function for the number of claims processed per hour at an insurance agency.

-There is a 50% chance that a newborn baby will be a boy.For families with four children,what is the probability that all the children are boys?
A)0.2512
B)0.3754
C)0.0625
D)0.1587

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THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
The following table presents the probability distribution function for the number of claims processed per hour at an insurance agency.
 
-There is a 50% chance that a newborn baby will be a boy.For families with four children,what is the probability that all the children are boys?
A)0.2512 
B)0.3754 
C)0.0625 
D)0.1587

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of a boy or a girl is 0.5. The probability of all children being boys is calculated by multiplying the probability of each child being a boy, which is 0.5, together. Since there are four children, the probability is (0.5)^4 = 0.0625. Therefore, the answer is C.