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COMEDK · Maths · 36. Probability

A multiple choice examination has 5 questions. Each question has three alternative answers of which exactly one is correct. The probability that a student will get 4 or more correct answer just by guessing, is

  1. A \(\dfrac{13}{3^5}\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{11}{3^5}\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{10}{3^5}\)
  4. D \(\dfrac{17}{3^5}\)
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Correct Answer

(B) \(\dfrac{11}{3^5}\)

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The total number of questions is \(n = 5\). Each question has 3 alternatives with exactly one correct answer, so the probability of guessing a correct answer is \(p = \dfrac{1}{3}\) and the probability of guessing an incorrect answer is \(q = 1 - p = \dfrac{2}{3}\). The number…