Probability of Birth Outcomes

Probability of Birth Outcomes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

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The video tutorial explains the probability of having three boys and zero girls in a family with three children, given that the probability of having a boy or a girl is 0.5. It uses a tree diagram to illustrate all possible outcomes and concludes that the probability of having three boys is 1/8.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of having a boy in a single birth according to the scenario?

1

3/4

1/2

1/4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many possible outcomes are there for the Anderson family's first three births?

4

6

8

10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool is used to visualize all possible outcomes of the births?

Line Graph

Tree Diagram

Pie Chart

Bar Chart

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of the Anderson family having three boys and zero girls?

1/2

1/4

1/6

1/8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many outcomes result in having three boys out of the total possible outcomes?

3

2

1

4