Is it more likely to have a girl or boy?

Research over hundreds of years has consistently found that boys naturally outnumber girls at birth. The speculation is that this is nature’s way of countering the relatively high mortality rates of males, and creating more of a gender balance in the population.

Who develops faster in the womb boy or girl?

In the womb boys grow faster than girls and are therefore at greater risk of becoming undernourished. Fetal undernutrition leads to small size at birth and cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension, in later life.

What happens in a country where people only want Boys?

In a country in which people only want boys, every family continues to have children until they have a boy. If they have a girl, they have another child. If they have a boy, they stop. What is the proportion of boys to girls in the country?

What is the proportion of boys to girls in the country?

In a country where everyone wants a boy, each family continues having babies till they have a boy. After some time, what is the proportion of boys to girls in the country? (Assuming probability of having a boy or a girl is the same) JamesBond Guru Asked on 23rd July 2015 in Interview Puzzles. The proportion of boys to girls is 1 : 1 (Shocked?!!!!)

What is the proportion of families having a boy as second child?

The proportion is 1. The proportion of families having a boy as their first child is 50\%. The 50\% that have girls, will – as the problem states – continue having babies. So the proportion of families having a boy as their second child is 25\%. So, the answer is 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 over all those girls! Wait a sec?

What is the probability of getting a boy and a girl?

Since probably of getting a boy and a girl is equal, we can say that one family gets a boy and the other gets a girl. But, since the second family has only a girl, it gets another boy. Now there are TWO BOYS AND ONE GIRL. Hence the probability must be 2:1 and not 1:1. Any objections to this?