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Question 610434: On a history test you are given a question with 8 answer choices and you have to circle the two correct answers. Find the probability of getting the question correct without reading any of the choices.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
On a history test you are given a question with 8 answer choices and you have to circle the two correct answers. Find the probability of getting the question correct without reading any of the choices.
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# of correct pairs of answers: 1
# of possible pairs of ansers: 8C2 = 28
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P(correct) = 1/28
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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