We want to find the chance that the selected girl comes from
F2.
Step 1: Find the chance of picking each family.
There are three families, so the chance of picking any one family (
F1,F2, or
F3 ) is
‌.
Step 2: Find the chance of picking a girl from each family.
For
F1 (2 boys, 1 girl): Probability of picking a girl
=‌For
F2 (1 boy, 2 girls): Probability of picking a girl
=‌For
F3 (1 boy, 1 girl): Probability of picking a girl
=‌Step 3: Find the total probability of picking a girl (from any family).
To get the total chance of picking a girl, add up the chance for each family:
‌P(G)=P(G∣F1)⋅P(F1)+P(G∣F2)⋅P(F2)+P(G∣F3)⋅P(F3)‌=‌⋅‌+‌⋅‌+‌⋅‌‌=‌+‌+‌=‌=‌=‌Step 4: Use Bayes' Theorem to find the chance that the girl is from
F2.
Bayes' Theorem tells us:
P(F2∣G)=‌=‌=‌=‌×2=‌Final Answer:
The probability that the selected girl is from
F2 is
‌.