Suppose You Gave a Multiple-Choice Exam with 16 Questions on It

question 53

Multiple Choice

Suppose you gave a multiple-choice exam with 16 questions on it. Each question has 4 alternatives. What is the probability that a student who guesses at random on each of the 16 questions will score 4 or fewer correct answers? Assume that each alternative to each question is equally likely to be chosen.

• A) 0.6302
• B) 0.7982
• C) 0.0383
• D) 0.0000

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