document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182665>Question 1182665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family has two children. Assume that boys and girls are equally likely, determine the probability that the family has One boy and one girl GIVEN the first child is a boy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select one:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first child is already locked in as a boy, based on the \"given\". There's a 1/2 probability of the second child being a girl, so that's the probability we're after.<BR>\n" );
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