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document.write( "What is the probability of guessing 2 multiple choice questions correctly if each question has 5 possible answer choices. Write your answer as a decimal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each question has a probability of p=1/5=0.2 correct, assuming the answers are randomly chosen.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A two-step experiment each with probability of p will succeed both steps with a probability of p*p by the multiplication rule.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So guessing correctly both questions in a two-question multiple choice test has a probability of (1/5)*(1/5).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will leave it to you to press the buttons of the calculator and convert the answer to a decimal. </SPAN>\n" );
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