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what are the chances of getting all 5 answers on a quiz by guessing?
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<blockquote data-quote="shanekepley" data-source="post: 2336157" data-attributes="member: 809769"><p>You didn't specify how many answers there are per question. If you have a multiple choice exam with a and b the answer is vastly different from if there are 5 possible answers. To vaguely answer your question, the probability where x = the possible number of answers to each question = </p><p></p><p>(1/x)^5. If for instance this quiz had a, b, c and d answers, this would be </p><p></p><p>(1/4)^5 or .00097. Give that is one of your choices, I assume the quiz had 4 choices for each answer and you simply forgot to mention that in the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shanekepley, post: 2336157, member: 809769"] You didn't specify how many answers there are per question. If you have a multiple choice exam with a and b the answer is vastly different from if there are 5 possible answers. To vaguely answer your question, the probability where x = the possible number of answers to each question = (1/x)^5. If for instance this quiz had a, b, c and d answers, this would be (1/4)^5 or .00097. Give that is one of your choices, I assume the quiz had 4 choices for each answer and you simply forgot to mention that in the problem. [/QUOTE]
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