I have two children. One is a girl who is full of grace because she was born on a Tuesday.
What do you think is the probability that my other child is a girl?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button."one is a girl"..... Leading me to conclude the other is a boy
Redneckliberal
Level 7
Aug 30, 2021
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The probability of an unknown person being a certain sex is always very close to 50%, regardless of how many siblings they have of a one sex or the other (e.g. a couple that had 14 children who were all girls still has ~50% chance the next one will be another girl.)
ChestRockfield
Level 8
Aug 28, 2021
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13/27
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I read the first couple sections and didn't get to the 13/27 part. To be honest, I didn't even see that as an option, just looked for the 1/2 and clicked, but I did say ~50%.
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