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98 POINTS IN TOTAL! 1 QUESTION! NO CALCULATOR! SHOW YOUR WORK!

A student randomly guesses on 10 true or false questions. Use the binomial model to determine the probability that the student gets 5 out of the 10 questions right. Show all your steps.

98 POINTS IN TOTAL! 1 QUESTION! NO CALCULATOR! SHOW YOUR WORK! A student randomly-example-1
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Answer:

0.2460 is the required probability.

Explanation:

We have been given binomial model

n is the total number of questions which is 10

x is the questions taken out to be which is 5

p is the probability of right answers which is :
(5)/(10)=(1)/(2)

q is the probability of the false answers which is :
1-p=1-(1)/(2)=(1)/(2)

We will use the model by substituting the values we get:


P(x)=[(n!)/(x!(n-x)!)]p^xq^(n-x) on substituting the values we get:


P(x)=[(`10!)/(5!(5)!)]\frac({1}{2})^5\cdot (1)/(2)^(5)


P(x)=(10\cdot9\cdot8\cdot7\cdot6\cdot5!)/(5!(5\cdot4\cdot3\cdot2\cdot1))\cdot(1)/(2)^5\cdot(1)/(2)^5

Cancel out the common terms from numerator and denominator we get:


(10\cdot9\cdot8\cdot7\cdot6)/(5\cdot4\cdot3\cdot2)(1)/(32)\cdot(1)/(32)


\Rightarrow 14\cdot18\cdot(1)/(1024)


\Rightarrow (14\cdot18)/(1024)


\Rightarrow (252)/(1024)


\Rightarrow 0.2460



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