If 6 newborn babies are randomly selected, how many different gender sequences are possible?

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anonymous · Answer

Is this for math or science? Since you have 2 possible birth genders and 6 babies, I'd say...12? 6/12 = 1/2...I'm really not sure about this :(

anonymous · Answer

Its for math combinations.

anonymous · Answer

Answer choices?

anonymous · Answer

a.
720
c.
12
b.
36
d.
64

anonymous · Answer

The answer turned out to be 64 when i went back and redid my math thanks

anonymous · Answer

I'd probably go with C...However, I suggest getting a second opinion, as I'm not sure what level of math you're in and if that is the process you would use to get through that problem. What steps have you used on similar ones you've gotten right?

anonymous · Answer

How did you get 64? (Not that I doubt it was right, I'm just curious how you did this).

mathmate · Answer

There are two choices of gender for each child, and there are 6 children, so the number of arrangements is
$$2^6=64$$

mathmate · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Interesting. Thanks @mathmate :)

mathmate · Answer

You're welcome!  :)