Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-5 Multiplication Rule: Complements and Conditional Probability - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 172: 11

Answer

$ \frac{1}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $probability=\frac{number \ of \ good \ outcomes}{number\ of\ all\ outcomes}$ and that the gender of a person is independent to another person's gender. Therefore the probability is also $ \frac{1}{2}$.
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