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A family has 4 children. Give the sample space in regards to the genders of the children

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A family has 4 children. Give the sample space in regards to the genders of the children.

Children can either be male or female.
Therefore, the sample space is 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16 possible combinations.
  1. MMMM
  2. MMMF
  3. MMFM
  4. MFMM
  5. FMMM
  6. MMFF
  7. MFFM
  8. FFMM
  9. MFMF
  10. FMFM
  11. MMMF
  12. FMMM
  13. FFFM
  14. MFFF
  15. FMMF
  16. FFFF
 
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