Use Estimation to Select the Best Response

question 129

Short Answer

Use estimation to select the best response. Do not calculate.
Which of the following is less probable?
Guessing all the incorrect answers on a 20-question true-false examination or
Obtaining all tails in 20 tosses of a quarter or
They are equally probable

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Definitions:

Twenty-First Amendment

This amendment to the United States Constitution effectively ended Prohibition by repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, allowing for the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.

Prohibition

A period in the early 20th century when the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned in the United States by the 18th Amendment.

Literacy Requirements

Conditions or standards related to the ability to read and write, often set as criteria for accessing certain rights, positions, or opportunities.

New Deal

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