document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=222843>Question 222843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   In a homicide case 6 different witnesses picked the same man from a line up.  The line up contained 5 men. If the identifications were made by random guesses find the probability that all 6 witnesses would pick the same person </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(a witness picks a particular person by chance) = 1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(all 6 witnesses would pick the same person) = (1/5)^6 = 0.000064<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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