Re: [math-fun] Error in Scientific American math puzzle.
Could someone please restate the original flawed question at sciam.com ? (The link provided is now defunct.) Thanks, Dan
The link is still good; you just need both lines (it got broken in the middle). But for your reference: 4. Oh, yes, the following should be easy assuming a society where boys and girls are born in roughly even numbers. If you know a family has two kids and you see one playing outside and the kid is a girl, what is the chance that the other is a girl? Franklin T. Adams-Watters -----Original Message----- From: dasimov@earthlink.net To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:26:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [math-fun] Error in Scientific American math puzzle. Could someone please restate the original flawed question at sciam.com ? (The link provided is now defunct.) Thanks, Dan _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com
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