right = r
wrong = w
so you want
rrw
rwr
wrr
each of the above has a prob of 1/4 x 1/4 x 3/4 = 3/16
so the prob of getting 2 out of 3 correct is 3(3/16) = 9/16
you take a three-question multiple-choice test.each question has four choices.you don't know any of the answers. what is the experimental probability that you will guess exactly two out of three correctly
please help me i am confused
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that should have said:
each of the above has a prob of 1/4 x 1/4 x 3/4 = 3/64
so the prob of getting 2 out of 3 correct is 3(3/64) = 9/64
each of the above has a prob of 1/4 x 1/4 x 3/4 = 3/64
so the prob of getting 2 out of 3 correct is 3(3/64) = 9/64