Very simple Problem??

Number Theory Level 1

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


The answer is 50.

Vaibhav Kandwal by Vaibhav Kandwal , 21, India

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Gilbert Aquino
Mar 14, 2015

the probability is 1/2 so that is 50%

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Rishabh Kumar
Jan 9, 2015

I think that probability of the condition will be 1/2 so answer will be 50%.

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It's obvious that a person has either a boy or a girl, so chances are 50% only......

Vaibhav Kandwal - 6 years, 5 months ago

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