Question
Class 12MathematicsProbability

A couple has two children. Find the probability that 

(i) Both the children are boys, if it is known that the older child is a boy.

(ii) Both the children are girls, if it is known that the older child is girl.

(iii) Both the children are boys, if it is known that at least one of the children is a boy.

Verified Answer

Let Bi and Gi (i = 1, 2) stand for the event that ith child be a boy and a girl respectively. Then, the sample space associated to the random experiment is      

A = {B1B2, B1G2, G1, B2, G1G2)

(i) Consider the following events: 

A = Both the children are boys = {B1B2}         

B = the older child is a boy ={B1B2, B1G2

∴ A∩B = {B1B2}. n (A∩B) = 1 and n(B) = 2

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