Question

Assume a student shows up for EGR 280 completely unprepared and the instructor gives a pop quiz. Assume there are 6 questions, every single question is multiple choice question. Assume that each question has five options (a, b, c, d, and e), the student selects the answer randomly. Also assume that whether one question is answered correctly is independent of whether or not another question is answered correctly.

Required:
For a single question, what it the probability (p) that the student answers correctly?

Answer 1

P=20%

Explanation:

Let's suppose that each question in the test has one and only one correct answer. This means we have 1 desired outcome out of the total 5 desired outcomes. Therefore:

Probability=#of desired outcomes / #of possible outcomes

or

`P=(1 correct)/(5 opctions)`

`P=(1)/(5)`

P=0.20

P=20%