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Ediese
Dec 12, 2006, 10:10 AM
A true/false quiz consists of twenty questions. If a student answers the twenty questions by making random guesses, what is the probability of getting at least one correct answer?

For the second question, subtract from 1 the probability of betting none right in 20 attempts. That will leave you with the probability of getting at least 1 right.
1 - (1/2)^20 = 1.0

Is my answer correct?

Capuchin
Dec 12, 2006, 10:44 AM
Yes, but you need to calculate it to more decimal places... the answer should be 0.999999046

asterisk_man
Dec 12, 2006, 11:50 AM
Just for kicks:
1-(1/2)^20=1-1/(1048576)=1048575/1048576=0.99999904632568359375 (exactly)