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Question 1173628: A five item true/false quiz is given. How many ways can this quiz be answered such that at least 4 items are correct.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, ewatrrr:
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There are 5 cases, when exactly 4 of 5 items answered correctly.


Add to it one case when all 5 items answered correctly, and you will get the ANSWER  5 + 1 = 6, finally.

Solved.


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The post-solution note:



            @ewatrrr produced different answer from mine,  and it  REQUIRES  me  to make explanations.

            The cause is in that  @ewatrrr  INCORRECTLY  treats the notion  "answer".



                    In this context,  the answer  IS  NOT  HOW  or  WHAT  the teacher evaluates the student's  answer.
                    It is not a  "CORRECT"  or  "INCORRECT"  output value of the item.

                    For each  "item",  the  answer  is one of options  A,  B,  C,  or  D,  marked by student and treated as the answer.

                    It is absolutely standard and traditional interpretation in this kind of problems.



            Keeping it in mind,  EVERYBODY  should  CLEARLY  UNDERSTAND  that my solution is CORRECT,
            while @ewatrrr solution is  WRONG.


They are  VERY  ELEMENTARY  conceptions for this kind of problems,  that everybody knows or should know --- but not  @ewatrrr.




Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
A five item true/false quiz is given. 
How many ways can this quiz be answered such that at least 4 items are correct.
  With 4 correct Answers 0r 5 correct Answers
Wish You the Best in your Studies.



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