SOLUTION: A multiple choice test consists of 10 questions, each question with five possible answers but only one correct answer. In how many different ways can a student check off one answer
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Question 550027: A multiple choice test consists of 10 questions, each question with five possible answers but only one correct answer. In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question? In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get all the answers wrong?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A multiple choice test consists of 10 questions, each question with five possible answers but only one correct answer. In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question?
1st question: 5 ways
2nd question: 5 ways
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10th question: 5 ways
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Total # of ways: 5*10 = 9,765,625 ways
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In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get all the answers wrong?
Ans: 4^10 = 1,048,576 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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