A small simulation in Python
from random import randint
oneBoy=0
twoBoys=0
# 0 = boy, 1 = girl
for i in range(10000):
s1 = randint(0,1)
s2 = randint(0,1)
if s1 * s2 == 0: # Here is at least one boy
oneBoy = oneBoy+1
if s1 == s2: # Here are two boys
twoBoys = twoBoys+1
print("Two Boys")
print(float(twoBoys)/float(oneBoy))
# As expected the result is near 1/3.
oneBoyT=0
twoBoysT=0
#days 0=Monday, 1=Twesday ...
# (0,1) means (sex,day) = a boy was born one Twesday
for i in range(1000000):
s1 = randint(0,1)
d1 = randint(0,6)
s2 = randint(0,1)
d2 = randint (0,6)
if (s1,d1)==(0,1) or (s2,d2)==(0,1):
oneBoyT = oneBoyT+1
if s1 == s2:
twoBoysT = twoBoysT +1
print("Two Boys in Twuesday")
print(float(twoBoysT)/float(oneBoyT))
# The simulation gives a result near 1/3,
# this is a hint to prove that 13/27 is incorrect
# under the assumption that the population sex and
# day are independent, and with probability 1/2 and 1/7
# if you want to convince me otherwise, I'll be
# glad to see the code to generate the population
# and the estimated probability.