document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137289>Question 137289</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780534404512/algebrahomeworkh>Fundmentals of Alegebraic Modeling</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are given a multiple choice test consisting of 10 questions. Each question has 4 choices. If you quess at all of the answers, what is the probability that you will choose the incorrect answer ofr each question? My answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 * 10 = 40 40/10 = 4% </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4 * 10 = 40 40/10 = 4%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(wrong answer on one question) = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(wrong answer on all ten questions) = (3/4)^10 = 0.0563<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is a little more than 5%<BR>\n" );
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