Question
1500 families with 2 children were released randomly and the following data was recorded:
No. of girls |
No. of families |
0 1 2 |
211 814 475 |
If a family is chosen at random, find the probability that it has
(i) at most one girl
(ii) at least one girl
Solution
Total number of families = 1500
(i) at most one girl means 0 girl or 1 girl.
∴ Number of families which have at most one girl
= 211 +814= 1015
∴Probability that it has at most one girl
(ii) at least one girl means 1 girls or 2 girls.
∴ Number of families which have at least one girl
= 814 + 475 = 1289
∴ Probability that it has at least one girl