A woman gives birth to a son. What is the probability that her second child will be a girl? (1 point)
0 percent
25 percent
50 percent
100 percent
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50 %
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The point is that the two births are statistically independent.
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To determine the probability that a woman's second child will be a girl, we need to consider the possible outcomes.
Each child's gender is independent, meaning it is not influenced by the gender of the first child. So, regardless of whether the first child is a boy or a girl, the probability of the second child being a girl is the same.
There are four possible outcomes when considering the gender of two children:
- Boy, Boy
- Boy, Girl
- Girl, Boy
- Girl, Girl
Out of these four possibilities, only two involve having a girl as the second child:
- Boy, Girl
- Girl, Girl
Therefore, the probability that the second child will be a girl is 2 out of 4 or 1 out of 2, which is equivalent to 50 percent.
So, the answer is that the probability of her second child being a girl is 50 percent.