Showing posts with label probability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label probability. Show all posts

Monday, September 06, 2010

Probability Question


It is interesting to interview fresh grad candidates. I'll post interesting questions as I find them. Please let me know if you have good solutions. I often find the candidates in interviews cannot answer the following question correctly.

A couple has two children. One child is boy. What is the probability that the other child is boy ? Assume that a boy or girl child is born with probability 1/2.

Another interesting version: A couple has two children. One of them is a boy who is born on Sunday. What is the probability that the other child is a boy. Assume that a boy or girl child is born with probability 1/2.