Question

A family wants to have 4 children. Design and do a simulation to determine the probability that, if they do have 4 children, they will have two boys and two girls. (Hint: Use coins.)

Answer 1

Let B represent boy and G represent girl, Then sample space

BBBB, BBBG, BBGB, BGBB, GBBB, BBGG, BGBG, GBBG, BGGB, GBGB, GGBB, BGGG, GBGG, GGBG, GGGB, GGGG

Two boys and two girls appeared in 6 situations.

Therefore, P(6 boys and 6 girls) = 6/16 = 3/8