Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Find the probability of having 4 girls in a 4 -child family.
A) $\frac { 1 } { 16 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 32 }$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$
D) $\frac { 1 } { 8 }$

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The probability of having a girl is $\frac{1}{2}$, and since each child's gender is independent of the others, the probability of having 4 girls in a 4-child family is $\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^4 = \frac{1}{16}$.

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