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Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?

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Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?
posted Aug 8, 2014 by Rajneesh

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50% odds that the other child is also a boy

answer Aug 8, 2014 by Cedric Grigory



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