A BLIND GIRL LOST A PENCIL A RING AND HER DOG WHAT DID SHE LOSE FIRST R RIDDLES WITH ANSWERS TO SOLVE - PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS

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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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Because he has so doggone much to do Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Put him in the front seat of the car Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Greyhound buzz Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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It pushes "paws" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Give one away and rename the last dog 'both' Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A hot-diggity-dog! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Should we walk or take a dog? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A jolly collie! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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She was blind and reading Braille. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A wedding ring. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Bill is the suspect, if read upside down the numbers read "Bill is boss. He sells oil." Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Twinkle and Rinki start on opposite sides of the river Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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German Shepherds. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Saturn Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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