SOLUTION: In a Statistics Test, there are 10 multiple choice questions each with 3 possible answers. Find the probability that a student get 8 correct questions by guessing

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answers. Find the probability that a student get 8 correct questions by guessing

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In a Statistics Test, there are 10 multiple choice questions each with 3 possible answers.
Find the probability that a student get 8 correct questions by guessing
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            It is a binomial distribution probability problem.


The number of trials n= 10;  the number of success trials k= 8;
the probability of successful individual trial (right guess) is p= 1/3.


Use the standard binomial formula for the probability 


    P =  =  = 0.003048316.    ANSWER

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