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Ghost Post
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 Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 8:14 pm Post subject: 1 |
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Greetings again, I've posted the solution to the trivial Baby Boomers and a not-so-trivial new puzzle in the Puzzles section. Give it a look.
I'm not doing so well on the responding to emails front. Remember, before sending me a question, try posting it in our Discussion Forums. There are people there who know a lot more than I do.
Okay, all for now!
Kevin Lin
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mole
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 11:19 pm Post subject: 2 |
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| Shouldn't the expected number of daughters be 1, not 0.5? |
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Ghost Post
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2001 8:25 pm Post subject: 3 |
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| I noticed that too. The answer remains the same, but for a different reason then what Kevin stated. The series adds up to 1, not .5. Since it represents the number of expected girls per family, and it is equal to the expected number of boys per family by definition, the resulting ratio is 1:1. |
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