4 GIRLS IN A ROOM CLAIRE IS PLAYING CHESS NT HAS 2 RIDDLES WITH ANSWERS TO SOLVE - PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS

A king. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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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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She ran away from the ball. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The captain was sitting on the deck. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A yardstick. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The outside. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Chess pieces. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Corn. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Post Ofiice. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Saturn. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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It was not raining. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Your name. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The letter M. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Foot steps. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A map. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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