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| Topic | Suppose a couple has 3 kids and at least one is a girl... |
| tiornys 07/11/17 11:14:25 PM #57: | Howl posted... No, not all those outcomes are possible as will be determined by the very first coin flip. 3 of the possibilities are eliminated instantly and therefore should not be calculated at all. There's never going to be an instance where all 7 possibilities are possible therefore they should not all be calculated in that way. Again, you're assuming that one specific child is the girl. In this case, the first child. I actually covered this scenario and the related 25% probability in my post. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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