College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 791: 97

Answer

$\frac{1}{32}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $probability=\frac{\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{number of all outcomes}}$ An event of a newborn being a boy is independent from the other births thus the probability is the probability of a boy being born raised to the power of $5$, which is: $(\frac{1}{2})^5=\frac{1}{32}$
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