You select a family with four children. if m represents a male child and f represents a female child, the set of equally likely outcomes for the children's genders is {, fffm, ffmf, fmff, mfff, mffm, mfmf, mmff, ffmm, fmfm, fmmf, fmmm, mfmm, mmfm, mmmf, }. find the probability of selecting a family with exactly one male child.

The probability of selecting a family with exactly one male child is 1/4 or 0.25.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given in the question,

possible outcomes for the children's genders

{, FFFM, FFMF, FMFF, MFFF, MFFM, MFMF, MMFF, FFMM, FMFM, FMMF, FMMM, MFMM, MMFM, MMMF, }

= 16

To find,

the probability of selecting a family with exactly one male child

favourable outcomes = {FFFM, FFMF, FMFF, MFFF}

                                    = 4

Probability = 4 / 16

                  = 1 / 4

                  = 0.25    

45

step-by-step explanation:

to find a percentage, add a decimal in front and multiply it by the other number.

.25 times 180= 45