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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A couple has 3 children each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. The probability that the eldest child is a girl glven that they have atleast one boy is :

  1. A \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  2. B \(\frac{3}{7}\)
  3. C \(\frac{4}{7}\)
  4. D \(\frac{3}{8}\)
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Correct Answer

(B) \(\frac{3}{7}\)

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\(S = \{BBB, BBG, BGB, GBB, BGG, GBG, GGB, GGG\}\) \(N(S) = 8\) \(A = \text{eldest child is a girl} = \{GBB, GBG, GGB, GGG\}\) \(B = \text{at least one boy} = \{BBB, BBG, BGB, GBB, BGG, GBG, GGB\}\) \(A \cap B = \{GBB, GBG, GGB\}\) \(P(A|B) = \frac{N(A \cap B)}{N(B)}\)…