Given Equal Probabilities of the Birth of a Boy or Girl

question 193

Multiple Choice

Given equal probabilities of the birth of a boy or girl, if a pair of siblings contains at least one boy, what is the probability that both children are boys?

• A)1/2
• B)1/3
• C)3/4
• D)2/3

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