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Mags asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

There are two dogs, one black, one white, one is male, what is the probability they are both male ?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Im going to say 0% as you said "one is male" so that would imply that the other one isnt male.

  • 1 decade ago

    50 50

  • Bill G
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Same as first one :50% If you asked the probability of 2 dogs, both being male, it would be 1/2x1/2=25%

    Source(s): Probabilities
  • 1 decade ago

    Doesn't matter if you have one male and 99 others and are asking what probability is of the other 99 being male -- it is always 50 per cent, no matter how many, the odds are the same.

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  • 1 decade ago

    A one in 2 chance. Either the other dog is male, in which case they both are, or the other dog is female, in which case they both are not male.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The odds would be 50 to 1

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    50/50

  • 1 decade ago

    50/50

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    50% - gotta be - doesn't it?

    Or two to one.

    Add - on the other hand if they are both dogs, as in 'two dogs', assuming this isn't the generic 'dog' ,100% Otherwise the other one would be called female. lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    divide 1 by all of the possible outcomes:

    1 divided by 2 (male/female) = 50%

    if you had a pack of 52 cards and you wanted to draw a spade:

    1 divided by 4 (spade/heart/club/diamond) = 25%

    If you were to get a spade and wanted to find out the chances of another spade:

    12 spades divided by 51 cards left = 23.53%

    Hope you got the idea

    Source(s): The quest for 10 points
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