document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564862>Question 564862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each question of a 5-question multiple choice exam has 4 possible answers. Suppose a student picks an answer at random for each question. Find the probability the student selects the correct answer on only the first question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the formula I will use to solve this problem?   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #365749 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=365749\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No formula, just a little logic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The student has to answer the first question correctly (this has probability 1/4) and answer the other four incorrectly (each has probably 3/4). Therefore the probability we want is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/4)(3/4)(3/4)(3/4)(3/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 81/1024 </SPAN>\n" );
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