Exercise: 1. A couple plans to have children until they have exactly 3 boys. Suppose that the probability of male birth is 0.5. What is the probability that the couple will have exactly 4 children? What is the expected number of children this couple will have if they will follow their plan?

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Exercise:
1. A couple plans to have children until they have exactly 3 boys. Suppose
that the probability of male birth is 0.5. What is the probability that the
couple will have exactly 4 children? What is the expected number of
children this couple will have if they will follow their plan?
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise: 1. A couple plans to have children until they have exactly 3 boys. Suppose that the probability of male birth is 0.5. What is the probability that the couple will have exactly 4 children? What is the expected number of children this couple will have if they will follow their plan?
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