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Chapter 3, Problem 65P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 65P
Assume, as in Example 3h, that 64 percent of twins are of the same sex. Given that a newborn set of twins is of the same sex, what is the conditional probability that the twins arc identical?
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QUESTION:
Problem 65P
Assume, as in Example 3h, that 64 percent of twins are of the same sex. Given that a newborn set of twins is of the same sex, what is the conditional probability that the twins arc identical?
ANSWER:
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We are asked to find the conditional probability that the twins are identical given that a newborn set of twins is of the same sex.
Assume, as in Example 3h, that 64 percent of twins are of the same sex.
Let denote the twins being identical.