Edward has to take a five question multiple-choice quiz and

Shelia Lawrence

Shelia Lawrence

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2021-12-19

In addition to his social studies class, Edward must complete a five question multiple-choice exam. There were four possible answers for each question, but only one of them was right. assuming Edwards guesses on each of the five inquiries. What is the likelihood that he will respond correctly to all five questions, exactly two questions, or at least two questions?

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habbocowji

habbocowji

Beginner2021-12-20Added 22 answers

Step 1
Given,
Total number of questions =5
Probability of success =14 ( since each question has only 1 correct choice out of 4 choices)
We use binomial distribution here.
Step 2
(a) The probability that he will answer all five questions correctly:
P(X=5)=5C5(14)5(114)55
=0.000977
(b) The probability that he will answer exactly 2 questions correctly:
P(X=2)=5C2(14)2(114)52
=0.26367
(c) The probability that he will answer at least 2 questions correctly:
P(X2)=1P(X<2)
=1P(X=0)+P(X=1)
=1[0.2373+0.3955]
=10.6328
=0.3672
autormtak0w

autormtak0w

Beginner2021-12-21Added 31 answers

Step 1
a) The probability that Edward will answer all the six questions correctly is,
P(Six correct answers)=((6),(6))(14)6(34)0
0.0002

Step 2
Thus, the probability that Edward will answer all the six questions correctly is 0.0002.
b) The probability that Edward will answer exactly two questions correctly is,
P(Two correct answers)=(62)(14)2(34)4
0.2966
Step 3
Thus, the probability that Edward will answer exactly two questions correctly is 0.2966.
c) The probability that Edward will answer at least two questions correctly is,
P(At least two correct answers)=P(X2)
=1P(X<2)
=1P(X1)
=1[P(X=0)+P(X=1)]
=1(0.1780+0.3560)
=0.4660
Thus, the probability that Edward will answer at least two questions correctly is 0.4660.

nick1337

nick1337

Expert2021-12-28Added 777 answers

I think the answer is c, at least three questions are correct, because he cannot answer everything correctly, and he cannot get the perfect number, 3.

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