This Quiz: 3 pts p Question Help * If a couple plans to have 8 children, what is

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This Quiz: 3 pts p Question Help * If a couple plans to have 8 children, what is the probability that there will be at least one boy? Assume boys and girls are equally likely Is that probability high enough for the couple to be very confident that they will get at least one boy in 8 children? The probability is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) Can the couple be very confident that they will have at least one boy? A. No because the probability is close to 1 B. No because the probability is close to 0 0 C. Yes because the probability is close to 1 D. Yes because the probability is close to 0

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P(at least one boy)= 1- p(no boy)=1-(.5)^8=1-.0039=.9961

They are very confident because it is very close to 1

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