The frequency of carriers of this disease is 0.02 in a particular population. Consider many couples like 6 and 7 where one parent is affected and the other is unaffected. On average, what is the chance that the first child of these couples will be affected? Please give a number between 0.0 and 1.0. Please use only one significant digit.

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Divide the percentage of the outcome of the effect (.02) by the number of offspring.