SOLUTION: There are 5 questions on a multiple choice exam, each with five possible answers. If a student guesses on all five questions, what is the probability the student gets one question
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Question 1082429: There are 5 questions on a multiple choice exam, each with five possible answers. If a student guesses on all five questions, what is the probability the student gets one question correct? Express your answer as a percent rounded to the nearest tenth.
A) 41.0%
B) 25.1%
C) 20.5%
D) 28.7%
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of a correct answer on each question is one out of 5.
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1 question correct would be 0.4096.
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