document.write( "Question 586436:  There were 20 multiple choice questions, each of which had only one correct answer from 4 choices. Assuming that she guesses on all 20 questions what is the probability that:
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document.write( "A. Get all 20 right?
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document.write( "B. Get exactly 14 questions (70%) right?
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document.write( "C. Get at least 12 questions right?
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document.write( "D. Get at least 14 questions right? \n" );
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #373750 by stanbon(75887)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! There were 20 multiple choice questions, each of which had only one correct answer from 4 choices. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 20 ; p(correct) = 1/4 ; p(wrong) = 3/4 \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Assuming that she guesses on all 20 questions what is the probability that: \n" ); document.write( "A. Get all 20 right? \n" ); document.write( "P(x = 20) = (1/4)^20 = 9.1x10^-13 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "B. Get exactly 14 questions (70%) right? \n" ); document.write( "P(x = 14) = 20C14*(1/4)^14*(3/4)^6 = binompdf(20,0.25,14) = 0.0000257 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "C. Get at least 12 questions right? \n" ); document.write( "P(12<= x <=20) = 1 - binomcdf(20,0.25,11) = 0.0009354 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "D. Get at least 14 questions right? \n" ); document.write( "P(14<= x <=20) = 1 - binomcdf(20,0.25,13) = 0.00002951 \n" ); document.write( "====================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |