Question

Find the probability that a randomly selected mother has less than 2 children.

a. 0.2
b. 0.5
c. 0.8
d. 1.2

Answer 1

The probability that a randomly selected mother has less than 2 children is 0.22, which corresponds to option A.

The probability that a randomly selected mother has less than 2 children can be found from the given information. However, the search results provided are not relevant to the question.

From the given information, we know that the number of children a mother has can be any integer value from 1 to 4, and the probabilities of having 1, 2, 3, or 4 children are 0.22, 0.41, 0.24, and 0.13, respectively.

To find the probability that a randomly selected mother has less than 2 children, we need to add the probabilities of having 1 child and having 0 children (which is not explicitly given but can be inferred from the probabilities given).

The probability of having 0 children is 0, so the probability of having less than 2 children is:

`[P(\text{less than 2 children}) = P(\text{0 children}) + P(\text{1 child}) = 0 + 0.22 = 0.22]`

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected mother has less than 2 children is 0.22, which corresponds to option A.