SOLUTION: A multiple choice test consists of 5 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is correct. a) In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each

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Question 1157737: A multiple choice test consists of 5 questions, each with 4 possible answers of which only 1 is correct.
a) In how many different ways can a student check off one answer to each question?
b) In how many ways can a student check off one answer to each question and get all the answers wrong?

Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)  4%5E5 = 1024 ways.   

     4 opportunity for each of the 5 questions.



(b)  3%5E5 = 243 ways.


     3 opportunity for each of the 5 questions.


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