Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-In a survey about the number of siblings of college students, the following probability table was constructed: $$\begin{array} { c | c }
\text { Number of Siblings } & \text { Probability } \
\hline 0 & 0.24 \
\hline 1 & 0.32 \
\hline 2 & 0.19 \
\hline 3 & 0.14 \
\hline 4 \text { or more } & 0.11
\end{array}$$ What is the probability that a student has less than 2 siblings?
A) 0.75
B) 0.19
C) 0.25
D) 0.56

Question

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-In a survey about the number of siblings of college students, the following probability table was constructed: $$\begin{array} { c | c } 
\text { Number of Siblings } & \text { Probability } \
\hline 0 & 0.24 \
\hline 1 & 0.32 \
\hline 2 & 0.19 \
\hline 3 & 0.14 \
\hline 4 \text { or more } & 0.11
\end{array}$$ What is the probability that a student has less than 2 siblings?
A) 0.75
B) 0.19
C) 0.25
D) 0.56

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability that a student has less than 2 siblings is the sum of the probabilities of having 0 siblings (0.24) and 1 sibling (0.32), which equals 0.56.

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