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You have a 5-question, true-false quiz. What is the probability that you choose each answer at random and get 4 of the questions correct?

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Answer:

1/16

Explanation:

you have a 1/2 chance to get the answer right. Each time you add a new answer, you multiply the current chance by the chance of getting the new answer correct. So, the chance of getting 4 answers correct is 1/2^4, or 1/16

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