Question

In how many different ways can you answer a multiple choice test that has 5 questions and 3 choices for each answer? 15 125 243

Answer 1

3*3*3*3*3 = 3^5 = 243 ways

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is 3. The total number of different ways to answer a multiple choice test is 243.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of questions is 5. Each question has three options.

Total number of ways to answer the first question is 3.

Similarly, the number of ways to answer each question is 3.

Total number ways to answer a multiple choice test is

$3\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3=3^5=243$

Therefore the correct option is 3. The total number of different ways to answer a multiple choice  test is 243.