SOLUTION: A student taking taking a midterm exam in Ancient History comes to two questions pertaining to a class that he missed, and so he decides to take a random guess on both questions

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Question 1177204: A student taking taking a midterm exam in Ancient History comes to two questions pertaining to a class that he missed, and so he decides to take a random guess on both questions
One of the questions is true/ false and the other is multiple choice with five possible answer
What is the probability of having highlight%28correct%29 answers to both questions?

Answer by ikleyn(52871) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability is  1%2F2  to answer correctly  "Yes/No" question.


The probability is  1%2F5  to answer correctly the multiple choice question.


The probability is  %281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F5%29 = 1%2F10  to answer correctly both questions.

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