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Kate's mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
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THE PROBABILITY IS 0.5. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE (GIRL, GIRL) AND (GIRL, BOY). SO THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH CHILDREN ARE GIRLS IS 1/2 OR 0.5
THEY HAVE 6 CHILDREN. EACH DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME BROTHER. THERE ARE 5 DAUGHTERS AND 1 SON
FILL THE 5 OZ. AND 11 OZ. CONTAINERS FROM THE 24 OZ. CONTAINER. THIS LEAVES 8 OZ. IN THE 24 OZ. BOTTLE. NEXT EMPTY THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE BY POURING THE CONTENTS INTO THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE. FILL THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE FROM THE 5 OZ. CONTAINER (WITH 2 OZ.) AND PUT THE REMAINING 3 OZ. IN THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE. THIS LEAVES THE 5 OZ. CONTAINER EMPTY. NOW POUR 5 OZ. FROM THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE INTO THE 5 OZ. BOTTLE LEAVING 8 OZ. IN THE 13 OZ. BOTTLE. FINALLY POUR THE 5 OZ. BOTTLE CONTENTS INTO THE 11 OZ. BOTTLE GIVING 8 OZ. IN THIS CONTAINER
KATE! IT'S KATE'S MOTHER, AFTER ALL. (THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW RIDDLES USE YOUR EXISTING EXPECTATIONS TO TRICK YOU. EVEN THOUGH THE ANSWER IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'RE TEMPTED TO CONTINUE THE PATTERN INSTEAD.)
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