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Four children were born at City Hospital yesterday. Assume each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. Which of the following outcomes is most likely | Four children were born at City Hospital yesterday. Assume each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. Which of the following outcomes is most likely | ||
<math> \textbf{(A) }</math> all <math>4</math> are boys <math>\qquad\textbf{(B) }</math> all <math>4</math> are girls <math>\qquad\textbf{(C) }</math> <math>2</math> are girls and <math>2</math> are boys <math>\qquad\textbf{(D) }</math> <math>3</math> are of one gender and <math>1</math> is of the other gender <math>\qquad\textbf{(E) }</math> all of these outcomes are equally likely | <math> \textbf{(A) }</math> all <math>4</math> are boys <math>\qquad\textbf{(B) }</math> all <math>4</math> are girls <math>\qquad\textbf{(C) }</math> <math>2</math> are girls and <math>2</math> are boys <math>\qquad\textbf{(D) }</math> <math>3</math> are of one gender and <math>1</math> is of the other gender <math>\qquad\textbf{(E) }</math> all of these outcomes are equally likely | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Four children were born at City Hospital yesterday. Assume each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. Which of the following outcomes is most likely
all 
are boys 
all are girls 
are girls and are boys 
are of one gender and 
is of the other gender 
all of these outcomes are equally likely
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| 2014 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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