Find the probability of correctly answering the first 5 questions on a multiple choice test if random guesses are made and each question has 6 possible answers.

A.) 6/5

B.) 1/15625

C.) 1/7776

D.) 5/6

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Ashly Bowman

11 July, 01:58

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Koen Joyce · Answer 1

The chance of answering one question correctly is 1/6.

The chance to do this 5 times is (1/6) ^5, which is 1/7776.

So I'd vote for answer C.

Find the probability of correctly answering the first 5 questions on a multiple choice test if random guesses are made and each question has 6 possible answers.A.) 6/5B.) 1/15625C.) 1/7776D.) 5/6