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a multiple choice test has 6 questions . each questions has 5 choices and only one of which is correct . if a student guesses the answer for each question find the probability that the students gets :

 exactly 3 questions correct.

 Dec 21, 2016
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The probability is given by :

 

C(6,3) (.20)^3 * (.80)^3   = .08192  ≈  8.2%

 

 

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 Dec 21, 2016

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