SOLUTION: In housing society, half of families have a single child per family, while the remaining half have two children per family. The probability that a child picked at random has a si

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Question 842534: In housing society, half of families have a single child per family, while the
remaining half have two children per family. The probability that a child picked
at random has a sibling is _____.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
In housing society, half of families have a single child per family,
while the remaining half have two children per family.
The probability that a child picked at random has a sibling is 1/2 0r 50%
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