document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=401660>Question 401660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a multiple choice test consists of 5 questions each with 4 possible answers of which only one is correct,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a, in how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b, in how many ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get all the answers wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a, in how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 4^5 = 2^10 = 1024<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b, in how many ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get all the answers wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 3^5 = 243<BR>\n" );
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