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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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100%
1.15%
 1 1.15%
50%
79.31%
 69 79.31%
33%
16.09%
 14 16.09%
25%
3.45%
 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?
Xephia
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2009-04-06, 02:51 AM
DrRusty Wrote:It's 50%. You asked "what are the odds the other is a boy" not "what are the odds of having 2 boys in a row" (this 2nd option would in fact be 33% like you said).

So it's 50% chance of having a boy

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A woman has two kids. One is a boy. What are the odds the other is a boy? - by Xephia - 2009-04-06, 02:51 AM

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