document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292711>Question 292711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability?  You are given a multiple choice test consisting of 10 questions.  Each question has 4 choices.  If you guess at all of the answers, what is the probability that you will choose the incorrect answer for each question?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211414 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><B>dabanfield(803)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dabanfield><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211414\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability of getting a wrong answer on any particular question is 3/4. Since incorrectly anwering any question is independent of the others we can use the formula that says the probablity of two (or more) events, A and B is equal to the probability of A times the probability of B ( that is, P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) ). In this case we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability for ten wrong answers is (3/4)*(3/4)*...*(3/4) for ten factors or equivalently (3/4)^10.  </SPAN>\n" );
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