Joe will study for the quiz on which he is likely to do worse by guessing. Which quiz should he study for?

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A. English, because the probability of getting all questions correct is 0.004, which is lower than for science (0.008). 

B. Science, because he must get more questions correct. 

C. English, because the probability of getting all questions correct is (0.125), which is lower than for science (0.5). 

D. Science, because the probability of getting all questions correct is (0.008), which is lower than for English (0.01).

Joe has to take two quizzes tomorrow. He has only enough time to study for
one of them.
• The science quiz has 7 true-or-false questions.
• The English quiz has 4 multiple-choice questions.
Joe calculates the probability that he will get each question correct by
guessing.
Transcribed Image Text:Joe has to take two quizzes tomorrow. He has only enough time to study for one of them. • The science quiz has 7 true-or-false questions. • The English quiz has 4 multiple-choice questions. Joe calculates the probability that he will get each question correct by guessing.
To get 100%
correct:
P(guess is
correct)
Science
Answer 7 of 7
correctly
0.5
0.25
Answer 4 of 4
correctly
English
Joe will study for the quiz on which he is likely to do worse by guessing.
Which quiz should he study for?
Transcribed Image Text:To get 100% correct: P(guess is correct) Science Answer 7 of 7 correctly 0.5 0.25 Answer 4 of 4 correctly English Joe will study for the quiz on which he is likely to do worse by guessing. Which quiz should he study for?
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