Article 4V9A8 Can you solve it? The two child problem

Can you solve it? The two child problem

by
Alex Bellos
from Science | The Guardian on (#4V9A8)

A probability paradox

UPDATE: The solutions, and poll results are now up

Here are four questions. They sound very similar. But be careful. They are not.

1. Mrs Smith has two children. The eldest one is a boy. What's the chance that both are boys?

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