Q.

A father has 3 children with at least one boy. The probability that he has 2 boys and 1 girl is

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a

1/4

b

1/3

c

2/3

d

None of these

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Consider the following events:
A: Father has at least one boy.
B: Father has 2 boys and one girl
Then,
A = one boy and2 girls, 2 boys and one girl, 3 boys and no girl
AB = 2 boys and one girl
Now, the required probability is

=P(A/B)=P(AB)P(A)=13

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