2 FATHERS AND 2 SONS SAT DOWN TO EAT EGGS FOR BREAKFAST THEY ATE EXACTLY THREE EGGS EACH PERSON HAD ONE EGGEXPLAIN HOW TH RIDDLES WITH ANSWERS TO SOLVE - PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS

1/3

This is a famous question in understanding conditional probability, which simply means that given some information you might be able to get a better estimate.

The following are possible combinations of two children that form a sample space in any earthly family:

Boy - Girl
Girl - Boy
Boy - Boy
Girl - Girl

Since we know one of the children is a boy, we will drop the girl-girl possibility from the sample space.
This leaves only three possibilities, one of which is two boys. Hence the probability is 1/3 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Peacocks don't lay eggs, just peahens Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Corn Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Second. You were in third. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Your nose. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The door for your parents. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Lunch and dinner! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A mirror. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A polar bear. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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POPsicle! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The letter "S" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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An ear of corn. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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I am a chicken Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Because they are both a little hoarse (horse). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Mirror Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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