A student takes an exam containing 16 true or false questions. If the student guesses, what is the probability that he will get

Question

3 years ago

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exactly 14 questions right

1 answer:

almond37 [142] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-26T15:57:08+03:00

Answer:

0.001831055

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, n = 16, p = 0.5, (1 - p) = 0.5 and x = 14

As per binomial distribution formula P(X = x) = nCx * p^x * (1 - p)^(n - x)

We need to calculate P(X = 14)

P(x =14) = 16C14 * 0.5^14 *(1-0.5)^2

= 120 * 0.5^14 *(1-0.5)^2

= 0.001831055