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A contestant on the Cash Show just answer a trivia question correctly. This question had 5 multiple choice answers. It is estimated that 10% of the general population know the correct answer to this question. What is the probability that contestant knew the answer rather than guessed it

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10% probability that contestant knew the answer rather than guessed it

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Since it is estimated that 10% of the general population know the correct answer to this question, for each contestant, there is a 10% probability that he knew the answer rather than guessing.

So the answer is 10% probability that contestant knew the answer rather than guessed it

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