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To determine the probability of a couple having two children with one a girl and the other a boy, you:Group of answer choicesmultiply the probabilities of each event happening separately (i.e., ½ x ½ = ¼).add their individual probabilities (i.e., ½ + ½ = 1).

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To determine the probability of a couple having two children with one a girl and the other a boy, you:Group of answer choicesmultiply the probabilities of each event happening separately (i.e., ½ x ½ = ¼).add their individual probabilities (i.e., ½ + ½ = 1).

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To determine the probability of a couple having two children with one a girl and the other a boy, you multiply the probabilities of each event happening separately. This is because the events are independent of each other. The probability of having a boy or a girl is 1/2 (assuming equal likelihood). Therefore, the probability of having one child that is a boy and one that is a girl is 1/2 (for the first child) multiplied by 1/2 (for the second child), which equals 1/4.

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