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Old 06-10-2010, 05:37 AM   #25
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You see, that is what gets to me. In reality, you either have a B as the next child or you don't, so it's a 1/2.
And if the question was "A couple have two children, what is the probability that their second child is a boy?" 1 in 2 is the right answer.

But that's /not/ the question. Nowhere is it specified which of the two children we're talking about.
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