Suppose that the probability that any child of alcoholic parents becomes alcoholic is p = .16.Assuming independent outcomes,the probability that two children of alcoholic parents will be alcoholic equals ______.
A) .16
B) .32
C) .25
D) .03

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The probability that two independent events both happen is the product of their individual probabilities. So, the probability that both children will be alcoholic is $0.16 \times 0.16 = 0.0256$, which rounds to $0.03$.

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