While the dilemmas in social media have been the scene of great debates, a question of probability raised by Atilla Yurtseven confused the internet. The parties who gave two different answers to the question fought as if they were fighting hand-to-hand.
Social media can host some questions that divide everyone from time to time. But the effects of a probability question shared on Twitter in the past days are still being felt. Shared by Atilla Yurtseven on his Twitter account, “Ahmet has two children. One of the children is a boy. your other child probability of being a girl how much?” and the parties who gave two different answers continue to argue with each other.
Atilla Yurtseven’s question was answered by 79.5% on Twitter. 50% got the answer. Only 7.2% of the respondents found Atilla Yurtseven correct. 66.6% gave the answer. But the question raised the conflict of probability and probability. While those who answered 50% solved the question based on probability, those who answered 66.6% tried to explain the question based on probability.
Before moving on to the answers and explanations, let’s ask you the question once; ”Ahmet has two children. One of the children is a boy. your other child probability of being a girl how much?”
The post that started the discussion:
So what’s the solution to this problem?
According to Atilla Yurtseven, who asked the question and stood next to the probabilistic crew, the solution to the problem is as follows:
On the other hand, the crew, who answered this question based on probability, argues that the answer to the question is 50%:
So what do you think is the correct answer to the question? After the explanations, did your initial answer change?
