In a two child family, if one child is a

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2022-02-13

In a two child family, if one child is a boy, what is the probability that the other child is a girl? If the first child is a boy, what is the probability that the second is a girl?

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Beginner2022-02-14Added 13 answers

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(2) The first is a boy.
Then the chance of the second being a girl is 12
(1) One of them is a boy (but we don't know which one).
With two children there are 4 a priori possibilities (in order):
BBBGGBGG, each with an equal chance of 14
The GG must be left out, because we know that one child is a boy.
There are two chances with a girl (BG and GB) out of a total of three leftover possibilities, so the chances are 23

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