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Question 548992: how many possible ways can a student answer 10 multiple choice questions where each question has 4 options
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can be found using the PRODUCT RULE.
For the first question there are 4 choices.
For the second question there are 4 choices.
...
For the ninth question there are 4 choices.
For the tenth question there are 4 choices.
This means there are 4^(10) possible ways a student can answer 10 multiple choice questions where each question has 4 options.