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Probability Questions

1. Boys/Girls:

Question:

A family has exactly two children. At least one is a boy. What’s the probability that both are boys?

Solution:

The answer to this is not 50%. Consider the arrangement of possible children:

(B, G), (B, B), (G, B). In only $\frac{1}{3}$ both of the children are boys.