Assume that random guesses are made for 2 multiple-choice questions on a test with 2 choices for each​ question, so that there are n=2 ​trials, each with probability of success​ (correct) given by p=0.50. Find the probability of no correct answers.

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Assume that random guesses are made for 2 multiple-choice questions on a test with 2 choices for each​ question, so that there are n=2 ​trials, each with probability of success​ (correct) given by p=0.50. Find the probability of no correct answers.

Binomial Probabilities
.01
.05
.10
20
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.80
.90
.95
.99
2
.980
.902
810
.640
.490
.360
.250
.160
.090
.040
.010
.002
0+
.020
.095
.180
320
.420
.480
.500
.480
.420
320
.180
.095
.020
1
2
0+
.002
.010
.040
.090
.160
.250
.360
.490
.640
.810
.902
.980
3
.970
.857
.729
.512
343
216
.125
.064
.027
.008
.001
0+
0+
3
1
.029
.135
243
.384
.441
.432
.375
.288
.189
.096
.027
.007
0+
2
0+
.007
.027
.096
.189
.288
.375
.432
.441
.384
243
.135
.029
3
0+
0+
.001
.008
.027
.064
.125
.216
343
.512
.729
.857
.970
3
.961
.815
.656
.410
.240
.130
.062
.026
.008
.002
0+
0+
0+
1
.039
.171
.292
.410
.412
.346
.250
.154
.076
.026
.004
0+
0+
1
2
.001
.014
.049
.154
265
.346
.375
.346
.265
.154
.049
.014
.001
3
0+
0+
.004
.026
.076
.154
.250
.346
.412
.410
.292
.171
.039
3
4
0+
0+
0+
.002
.008
.026
.062
.130
240
.410
.656
.815
.961
5
.951
.774
.590
328
.168
.078
.031
.010
.002
0+
0+
0+
0+
1
.048
204
.328
.410
.360
.259
.156
.077
.028
.006
0+
0+
0+
1
2
.001
.021
.073
.205
.309
.346
.312
.230
.132
.051
.008
.001
0+
3
0+
.001
.008
.061
.132
230
.312
.346
.309
205
.073
.021
.001
3
4
0+
0+
0+
.006
.028
.077
.156
.259
360
.410
.328
.204
.048
4
5
0+
0+
0+
0+
.002
.010
.031
.078
.168
.328
.590
.774
.951
5
6
.941
.735
.531
.262
.118
.047
.016
.004
.001
0+
0+
0+
0+
6
1
.057
232
354
.393
.303
.187
.094
.037
.010
.002
0+
0+
0+
1
2
.001
.031
.098
.246
.324
.311
.234
.138
.000
.015
.001
0+
0+
2
3
0+
.002
.015
.082
.185
.276
.312
.276
.185
.082
.015
.002
0+
3
4
0+
0+
.001
.015
.060
.138
.234
.311
.324
.246
.098
.031
.001
4
0+
0+
0+
002
.010
.037
.094
.187
303
393
.354
.232
.057
0+
0+
0+
0+
.001
.004
.016
.047
.118
.262
.531
.735
.941
7
.932
.698
.478
.210
.082
.028
.008
.002
0+
0+
0+
0+
0+
7
.066
257
.372
.367
.247
.131
.055
.017
.004
0+
0+
0+
0+
.002
.041
.124
.275
.318
261
.164
.077
.025
.004
0+
0+
0+
3
0+
.004
.023
.115
.227
.290
.273
.194
.097
.029
.003
0+
0+
3
4
0+
0+
.003
.029
.097
.194
.273
.290
227
.115
.023
.004
0+
4
5
0+
0+
0+
.004
.025
.077
.164
.261
.318
275
.124
.041
.002
6
0+
0+
0+
0+
.004
.017
.055
.131
.247
367
.372
.257
.066
6
7
0+
0+
0+
0+
0+
.002
.008
.028
.082
210
.478
.698
.932
7
.923
.663
.430
.168
.058
.017
.004
.001
0+
0+
0+
0+
0+
8
1
.075
.279
.383
.336
.198
.090
.031
.008
.001
0+
0+
0+
0+
2
.003
.051
.149
.294
296
209
.109
.041
.010
.001
0+
0+
0+
3
0+
.005
.033
.147
254
279
.219
.124
.047
.009
0+
0+
0+
3
4
0+
0+
.005
.046
.136
.232
.273
.232
.136
.046
.005
0+
0+
0+
0+
0+
.009
.047
.124
.219
.279
254
.147
.033
.005
0+
6
0+
0+
0+
.001
.109
.209
296
.294
.149
051
.003
7
0+
0+
0+
0+
.001
.008
.031
.090
.198
.336
.383
.279
.075
7
8
0+
0+
0+
0+
0+
.001
.004
.017
.058
.168
.430
.663
.923
8
.01
.05
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.80
.90
.95
.99
NOTE:0+ represents a positive probability less than 0.0005.
Transcribed Image Text:Binomial Probabilities .01 .05 .10 20 .30 .40 .50 .60 .70 .80 .90 .95 .99 2 .980 .902 810 .640 .490 .360 .250 .160 .090 .040 .010 .002 0+ .020 .095 .180 320 .420 .480 .500 .480 .420 320 .180 .095 .020 1 2 0+ .002 .010 .040 .090 .160 .250 .360 .490 .640 .810 .902 .980 3 .970 .857 .729 .512 343 216 .125 .064 .027 .008 .001 0+ 0+ 3 1 .029 .135 243 .384 .441 .432 .375 .288 .189 .096 .027 .007 0+ 2 0+ .007 .027 .096 .189 .288 .375 .432 .441 .384 243 .135 .029 3 0+ 0+ .001 .008 .027 .064 .125 .216 343 .512 .729 .857 .970 3 .961 .815 .656 .410 .240 .130 .062 .026 .008 .002 0+ 0+ 0+ 1 .039 .171 .292 .410 .412 .346 .250 .154 .076 .026 .004 0+ 0+ 1 2 .001 .014 .049 .154 265 .346 .375 .346 .265 .154 .049 .014 .001 3 0+ 0+ .004 .026 .076 .154 .250 .346 .412 .410 .292 .171 .039 3 4 0+ 0+ 0+ .002 .008 .026 .062 .130 240 .410 .656 .815 .961 5 .951 .774 .590 328 .168 .078 .031 .010 .002 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 1 .048 204 .328 .410 .360 .259 .156 .077 .028 .006 0+ 0+ 0+ 1 2 .001 .021 .073 .205 .309 .346 .312 .230 .132 .051 .008 .001 0+ 3 0+ .001 .008 .061 .132 230 .312 .346 .309 205 .073 .021 .001 3 4 0+ 0+ 0+ .006 .028 .077 .156 .259 360 .410 .328 .204 .048 4 5 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .002 .010 .031 .078 .168 .328 .590 .774 .951 5 6 .941 .735 .531 .262 .118 .047 .016 .004 .001 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 6 1 .057 232 354 .393 .303 .187 .094 .037 .010 .002 0+ 0+ 0+ 1 2 .001 .031 .098 .246 .324 .311 .234 .138 .000 .015 .001 0+ 0+ 2 3 0+ .002 .015 .082 .185 .276 .312 .276 .185 .082 .015 .002 0+ 3 4 0+ 0+ .001 .015 .060 .138 .234 .311 .324 .246 .098 .031 .001 4 0+ 0+ 0+ 002 .010 .037 .094 .187 303 393 .354 .232 .057 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .001 .004 .016 .047 .118 .262 .531 .735 .941 7 .932 .698 .478 .210 .082 .028 .008 .002 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 7 .066 257 .372 .367 .247 .131 .055 .017 .004 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .002 .041 .124 .275 .318 261 .164 .077 .025 .004 0+ 0+ 0+ 3 0+ .004 .023 .115 .227 .290 .273 .194 .097 .029 .003 0+ 0+ 3 4 0+ 0+ .003 .029 .097 .194 .273 .290 227 .115 .023 .004 0+ 4 5 0+ 0+ 0+ .004 .025 .077 .164 .261 .318 275 .124 .041 .002 6 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .004 .017 .055 .131 .247 367 .372 .257 .066 6 7 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .002 .008 .028 .082 210 .478 .698 .932 7 .923 .663 .430 .168 .058 .017 .004 .001 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 8 1 .075 .279 .383 .336 .198 .090 .031 .008 .001 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 2 .003 .051 .149 .294 296 209 .109 .041 .010 .001 0+ 0+ 0+ 3 0+ .005 .033 .147 254 279 .219 .124 .047 .009 0+ 0+ 0+ 3 4 0+ 0+ .005 .046 .136 .232 .273 .232 .136 .046 .005 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .009 .047 .124 .219 .279 254 .147 .033 .005 0+ 6 0+ 0+ 0+ .001 .109 .209 296 .294 .149 051 .003 7 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .001 .008 .031 .090 .198 .336 .383 .279 .075 7 8 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ .001 .004 .017 .058 .168 .430 .663 .923 8 .01 .05 .10 .20 .30 .40 .50 .60 .70 .80 .90 .95 .99 NOTE:0+ represents a positive probability less than 0.0005.
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