Question

a. find the probability of getting exactly 6 girls in 8 births.
(type an integer or a decimal. do not round.)
the accompanying table describes results from groups of 8 births from 8 different sets of parents. the random variable x represents the number of girls among 8 children. complete parts (a) through (d) below.
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probability distribution for x
number of
girls x
p(x)
0
0.004
1
0.021
2
0.117
3
0.189
4
0.338
5
0.189
6
0.117
7
0.021
8
0.004
print
done

Explanation:

Step1: Locate the value

From the probability distribution table, find the value corresponding to \(x = 6\) (where \(x\) is the number of girls).

Step2: Identify the probability

The probability \(P(x)\) when \(x = 6\) is given in the table.

Answer:

\(0.117\)