9.2. One-fourth of the married couples in a far-off society have exactly three children. The other three-fourths
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9.2. One-fourth of the married couples in a far-off society have exactly three children. The other three-fourths of families continue to have children until the first boy and then cease childbearing. Assume that each child is equally likely to be a boy or girl. What is the probability that the male line of descent of a particular husband will eventually die out?
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An Introduction To Stochastic Modeling
ISBN: 9780126848878
3rd Edition
Authors: Samuel Karlin, Howard M. Taylor
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