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Question 404316: If a multiple-choice test consists of 5 questions each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is correct,
In how many ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get only the
answer to the first question right?

Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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no. of ways to give correct answer for question 1 = 1
no. of ways to give wrong answer for question 2 = 3
and so on......

no. of ways = 1 * 3^4 = 81