In a particular region, for families with a combined income of $75,000 or more, 15% of these families have no children, 35% of the families have one child, 45% have two children, and 5% have three children. Use this information to construct the probability distribution for X, where x represents the number of children per family for this income group. Arrange x in increasing order and write the probabilities P(x) as decimals.

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In a particular region, for families with a combined income of $75,000 or more, 15% of these families have no children, 35% of the families have one child, 45% have two children, and 5% have three children. Use this information to construct the probability distribution for X, where x represents the number of children per family for this income group. Arrange x in increasing order and write the probabilities P(x) as decimals.

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