SOLUTION: in a homicide case 7 different witnesses picked the same man fom a line up. the line up contained 5 men. if the identifications were made by random guesses, find the probability th

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Question 260524: in a homicide case 7 different witnesses picked the same man fom a line up. the line up contained 5 men. if the identifications were made by random guesses, find the probability that all 7 witnesses would pick the same person.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability would be (1/5)^7 ~ 0.0000128