SOLUTION: An unprepared student must take a 7-question multiple-choice test that has 5 possible answers per question. If the student can eliminate two of the possible answers on the first th

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Question 861486: An unprepared student must take a 7-question multiple-choice test that has 5 possible answers per question. If the student can eliminate two of the possible answers on the first three questions, and if she guesses on every question, what is the probability that the following will occur
a) she will answer every question correctly

(b) she will answer every question incorrectly


(c) she will answer at least one question correctly
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

a) she will answer every question correctly:  (1/3)^3(1/5)^5

(b) she will answer every question incorrectly: (2/3)^(4/6)^5

(c) she will answer at least one question correctly:  1 - (2/3)^3(4/6)^5