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Question:  In one country they prefer only boys to have. If it is a girl in the
first birth then there must be the other child to have,
if it is also a girl then they will go for the next birth and stops when
they got the boy. Then what is the proportion of
girl to boys in that country?


Answer: (n+1)/2:1


September 09, 2007 10:07:50 #1
 man12   Member Since: July 2007    Total Comments: 1 

RE: In one country they prefer only boys to have. If i...
 

First birth is Girl, Second is Boy 1:1

First, Second is Girl, Third is Boy 2:1 (1+1):1

First, Second, .......nth is Girl (1+2+...n):1

Ratio of Girls : Boys is (1+2+3+......+n):1

= n(n+1)/2:n

     

 

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