A multiple choice test has 7 questions. Each question has 4 choices with only 1 correct answer for each. What is the probability of getting exactly 5 questions correct

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{9}{16384}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

I presumed this question is referring to the probability of getting 5 questions right and 2 wrong.

Since each question is independent of each other, you just have to multiply the probability of getting a question right 5 times then multiply that by the probability of getting the last questions wrong twice.

The probability of a correct answer is [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]

The probability of a wrong answer is [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

So the probability of getting just 5 right is...

[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]*[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]=[tex]\frac{9}{16384}[/tex]