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The Gender Ratio Trap

Every family has kids until a boy, then stops. What's the boy:girl ratio?

by MindYourPuzzle

Every family in a country keeps having children until they have a girl, then stops. Equal 50/50 chance of boy or girl at each birth.

What is the eventual boy-to-girl ratio?

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