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To: mattstat

If your son was born last Tuesday, the probability you have two sons is 2/3.


12 posted on 06/29/2010 4:56:14 AM PDT by Marylander
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To: Marylander
If your son was born last Tuesday, the probability you have two sons is 2/3.

In that case it would be 1/2 because the restriction "last Tuesday" forces an ordering (except in the case of twins, which I will ignore). The two kids must be either girl then boy or boy then boy. It is impossible for the second child to be a girl if you had a boy just last Tuesday.

31 posted on 06/29/2010 5:27:12 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Gun control was originally to protect Klansmen from their victims. The basic reason hasn't changed.)
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