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Question 222843: In a homicide case 6 different witnesses picked the same man from a line up. The line up contained 5 men. If the identifications were made by random guesses find the probability that all 6 witnesses would pick the same person Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a homicide case 6 different witnesses picked the same man from a line up. The line up contained 5 men. If the identifications were made by random guesses find the probability that all 6 witnesses would pick the same person
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P(a witness picks a particular person by chance) = 1/5
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P(all 6 witnesses would pick the same person) = (1/5)^6 = 0.000064
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Stan H.
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