Your really mean math teacher, Mrs Snampook, gives you a pop quiz with 12 extremely difficult questions. They are multiple choice with 4 options for each question. You have no idea how to do the problems, so you must guess randomly. What is the probability that you will pass this test (get at least 6 answers correct)?

Your really mean math teacher, Mrs Snampook, gives you a pop quiz with 12 extremely difficult questions. They are multiple choice with 4 options for each question. You have no idea how to do the problems, so you must guess randomly. What is the probability that you will pass this test (get at least 6 answers correct)?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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