On a six-question multiple-choice test there are five possible answers for each

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On a six-question multiple-choice test there are five possible answers for each question, of which one is correct (C) and four are incorrect (I). If a student guesses randomly and independently, find the probability of (a) Being correct only on questions 1 and 4 (i.e., scoring C, I, I, C, I, I). (b) Being correct on two questions.

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QUESTION:

On a six-question multiple-choice test there are five possible answers for each question, of which one is correct (C) and four are incorrect (I). If a student guesses randomly and independently, find the probability of (a) Being correct only on questions 1 and 4 (i.e., scoring C, I, I, C, I, I). (b) Being correct on two questions.

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The total number of questions are 6.

The possible answers to question is 5.

The correct option is represented by C.

The incorrect option is represented by I.

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