document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=858063>Question 858063</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a society half of familiar has one child per family while remaining has 2 children per family?What is the probability that a child is picked as a sibling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that a child is picked as a sibling?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's say there are 10 families with 2 children:: total 20 children--all of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "whom are \"siblings\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then there are 10 families with 1 child:: total 10 children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(child selected is a sibling) = 20/30 = 2/3<BR>\n" );
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