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Probability

Probability. Chances Are… You can do it!. Activity #4. A woman has two children. What are the odds that both are boys?. Show how you would solve this in your math journal. You could set up a tree diagram in your journal:. BOY (50%). GIRL (50%). BOY ( %). GIRL ( %). BOY ( %).

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Probability

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  1. Probability Chances Are… You can do it! Activity #4

  2. A woman has two children. What are the odds that both are boys? Show how you would solve this in your math journal.

  3. You could set up a tree diagram in your journal: BOY (50%) GIRL (50%) BOY ( %) GIRL ( %) BOY ( %) GIRL ( %) Fill in the spaces and mark the %.

  4. BOY (50%) GIRL (50%) BOY (50%) GIRL (50%) BOY (50%) GIRL (50%) To find the odds, just multiply across that path that leads to two boys. .50 X .50 = .25 or 25%

  5. Did you solve this problem another way? Share the different ways people solved this in class and write them in your journal. End of Activity

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