SOLUTION: A multiple choice test consists of four questions. Each question has five possible answers of which only one is correct. A student guesses on every question. Find the probability d

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Question 1041050: A multiple choice test consists of four questions. Each question has five possible answers of which only one is correct. A student guesses on every question. Find the probability distribution of X, the number of questions she answers correctly.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since she's guessing and their are five possible answers, she has a 1/5 probability of a correct answer.
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P%28X%29=C%284%2CX%29%2A%281%2F5%29%5EX%2A%284%2F5%29%5E%284-X%29
where X is the number of correct answers.
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