If a family has two children and one of the children is a boy, then what is the probability of the other child being a girl? (assuming there's an equal chance of having a boy or a girl)
2006-09-29 07:25:13 · 11 answers · asked by tiggergoesbouncebounce 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Hint: this is an extra credit question, and my teacher already told me the answer is NOT 50/50 or 50%.
2006-09-29 07:33:30 · update #1
actually, there is a more likely chance that it will be a girl.
2006-09-29 07:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by Happy Penguin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50%
No matter how many children a family has, the chance of the next one being a boy (or girl) is 50%, assuming there's an equal chance of having a boy or a girl.
2006-09-29 07:27:31 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50/50
2006-09-29 07:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The odds are the same everytime 50/50
2006-09-29 07:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chance would still be 50/50 . Good Luck! :)
2006-09-29 07:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50%
2006-09-29 07:27:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 50% each time.
2006-09-29 07:34:42 · answer #7 · answered by shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. If she has 2 toddlers they are in a position to be (so as) GG GB BG BB each of those has equivalent risk. considering she has one million son then there's a one million/3 probaility that the two toddlers are sons. those asserting it extremely is one million/2 are ignoring the actuality that having one million of each is two times the risk of two boys. B. If her youthful toddler is a boy then there's a one million/2 probability that the two her toddlers are boys.
2016-10-01 12:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out something called the Punnett Square...This deals with the offsprings.
2006-09-29 07:28:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we comes in this world as Male or Female by chance only.:P
2006-09-29 07:27:53 · answer #10 · answered by dad E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋