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Question 442308: Email address tammysimmons5@ymail.com I thought answer was 20. Here is question, A math quiz is made up of 5 multiple choice questions. Each with 4 possible answers . How many possible sets of answers are there?

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Instead of it being 5*4, it is actually 5^4 = 625 because there are four choices for each question, and you multiply instead of add. If you don't see why, try small cases (e.g. start with one or two questions with five answers).