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1000 families with 2 children were selected randomly and the following data were recorded.
`|{:("Number of boys in a family"," 0 1 2"),("Number of families"," 140 560 300"):}|`
If a family is chosen at random, find the probability that it has
(i) no boy
(ii) one boy
(iii) two boys
(iv) at least one boy
(v) at most one boy.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will calculate the probabilities for each scenario based on the given data about families with children. ### Given Data: - Total families = 1000 - Number of boys in a family: - 0 boys: 140 families - 1 boy: 560 families - 2 boys: 300 families ...
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