Question

How many possible birth orders with respect to gender are possible in a family with four children? (For example, BBGG & GGBG are different orders) How many possible birth orders for a family with 4 children are there ?

Answer 1

The answer is 24. You can get this by getting the factorial of the total. 4! is 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 which is equal to 24.