Find the probability to 3 decimal places that when a couple has three children, at least one of them is a boy. (Assume that boys and girls are equally likely.)

The probability of having at least one is a boy = 0.875

Step-by-step explanation:

Let B represent boy and G represent Girl.

For a couple having three children with the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same, they are 8 possible outcomes which are [BBB, BBG, BGG, BGB, GGG, GGB, GBG, GBB] = 8

BBB means having a boy followed by a boy followed by a boy while BGB means having a boy followed by a girl followed by a boy.

The probability of having at least one is a boy, it can be [ BBB BBG BGG BGB GGB GBG GBB] = 7  

Probability is the ratio number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

Therefore, The probability of having at least one is a boy = 7/8 = 0.875

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