document.write( "Question 576198: Each question on a multiple choice test has five equally likely answers. If Nikka guesses randomly on four questions, what is the probability that she will answer at least one correctly?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #369752 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Each question on a multiple choice test has five equally likely answers. If Nikka guesses randomly on four questions, what is the probability that she will answer at least one correctly? \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 4 and p(correct) = 1/5 and P(wrong) = 4/5 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(at least one correct) \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - P(none correct) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - P(all wrong) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - (4/5)^4 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - 0.4096 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "= 0.5904 \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |