A woman has two kids. One is a boy. What are the odds the other is a boy?
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| 100% | 1 | 1.15% | |
| 50% | 69 | 79.31% | |
| 33% | 14 | 16.09% | |
| 25% | 3 | 3.45% | |
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A woman has two kids. One is a boy. What are the odds the other is a boy?
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2009-03-12, 01:47 PM
Opeth Wrote:Order does NOT matter, therefore it's a 33% chance for 2 boys. You didnt ask what the odds where for 2 boys, you asked, "What are the odds the other is a boy?". Its an independent event. The other child can only be a boy or a girl, so its a 50% chance "the other is a boy". |
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