In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out 5 choices, of which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right of pure guesses?

In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out 5 choices, of which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right of pure guesses?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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