A Biology Instructor Gives Her Class a List of Eight $\frac { 23 } { 28 }$

question 16

Multiple Choice

A biology instructor gives her class a list of eight study problems, from which she will select five to be answered on an exam. A student knows how to solve six of the problems. Find the probability that the student will be able to answer all five questions on the exam.

• A) \(\frac { 23 } { 28 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 3 } { 28 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 11 } { 14 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 28 }\)
• E) \(\frac { 27 } { 28 }\)

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