DISCRETE MATHEMATICS LOOSELEAF
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Chapter 7, Problem 27SE
To determine
(a)
To solve:
The puzzle in two different ways, first answer the problem by considering the probability of the gender of the second child.
Determine the probability differently by considering the four different possibilities for a family of two children.
To determine
(b)
To show:
The answer to the puzzle becomes unambiguous if we also k now that Mr. Smith chose his walking companion at random from his two children.
To determine
(c)
The probability that his other child is son?
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