One-fourth of the married couples in a far-off society have exactly three children. The other… 1 answer below »
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?
