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A multiple-choice test gives 5 possible choices for each answer, of which 1 is correct. The probability of selecting the correct answer by guessing is 1/5. Find the probability of getting 5 out of the 10 correct by guessing.

Is the following, the correct answer to this problem?
10C5 x (1/5)^5 x (4/5)^5

Note: 10C5 is 10 combination 5.

2007-05-31 15:15:53 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

1 answers

This is the probability of getting exactly 5 of 10 right.

2007-05-31 15:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0 0

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