Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
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Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.2, Problem 13BSC
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13. Guessing Answers Standard tests, such as the SAT, ACT, or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), typically use multiple choice questions, each with five possible answers (a, b, c, d, e), one of which is correct. Assume that you guess the answers to the first three questions.
a. Use the multiplication rule to find the probability that the first two guesses are wrong and the third is correct. That is, find P(WWC), where W denotes a wrong answer and C denotes a correct answer.
b. Beginning with WWC, make a complete list of the different possible arrangements of two wrong answers and one correct answer, then find the probability for each entry in the list.
c. Based on the preceding results, what is the probability of getting exactly one correct answer when three guesses are made?
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