SOLUTION: 51% of the families in the us had not children under the age of 18; 20% had one child; 19% had two children; 7% had three children; and 3% had four or more children. If a faily is

Question 1166262: 51% of the families in the us had not children under the age of 18; 20% had one child; 19% had two children; 7% had three children; and 3% had four or more children. If a faily is selected at random, find the following probabilities.
a. the family has 2 or 3 children.

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a. The sum of the probability that they have 2 children and the probability that they have 3 children.

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