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Old 06-10-2010, 04:05 AM   #19
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The third answer is driving me crazy. It's a 1/7 probability that he guess correctly that the boy was born on a Tuesday.
The probability that Nick has guessed correctly is not 1 in 7, although the answer to the question you have given is indeed 1 in 7. The exact wording of Nick's question is important.
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