SOLUTION: In a homicide case 3 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 t

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Question 275386: In a homicide case 3 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 3 witnesses would pick the same person.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5*1/5*1/5=1/125