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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    math_celebrity, Dec 6, 2017
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