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Three brothers and their wives decide to have children
Chapter 4, Problem 77E(choose chapter or problem)
Three brothers and their wives decide to have children until each family has two female children. What is the pmf of X = the number of male children born to the brothers? What is E(X), and how does it compare to the expected number of male children born to each brother?
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Three brothers and their wives decide to have children until each family has two female children. What is the pmf of X = the number of male children born to the brothers? What is E(X), and how does it compare to the expected number of male children born to each brother?
ANSWER:Answer Step 1 of 3 Let success is the boy Let failure is the girl Here x= the number of male children born Here P is the probability of boy=½ P=½, q=½