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Old November 3rd, 2006, 05:32 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Wolfgang
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Default What's a boy to do?


"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:

O.k., I will stress, once again, that I'm no mathematician,

There's no need to point that out. It's self evident.



You don't learn.

What is the correct solution to Myron's problem?


Myron gave the correct solution.

If we were told that the OLDEST child is a girl, the probability of the
other child being a girl is 1/2. But we weren't told that.


And you'd be willing to bet dicklet a million dollars on that?

Wolfgang
the boy just WILL NOT learn!