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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'm Alex. Could I please ask your assistance on this Homeschool American School Problems because I don't have a teacher here to help? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose there are 10 items on a true-false test. The person taking the test does not read the questions; he just answers them randomly. What is the probability of his guessing all answers correctly?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose there are 10 items on a true-false test. The person taking the test does not read the questions; he just answers them randomly. What is the probability of his guessing all answers correctly?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a 1/2 chance of getting each one right:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)^10=1/1024<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you need it in decimal form: .0009765625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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