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alkaloid · 10-18-2005, 06:26 PM

I need to get 24 out of 40 questions in a multiple choice test in order to pass.
I will be able to answer 10 questions, but rest of them I would have to guess blind.
These question have 5 choices so I have 20% chance of getting right.

What is my chance of getting 24 or more right?

10-18-2005, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
alkaloid Dead Inside Location: East Coast, USA	a simple probability question with real life application I need to get 24 out of 40 questions in a multiple choice test in order to pass. I will be able to answer 10 questions, but rest of them I would have to guess blind. These question have 5 choices so I have 20% chance of getting right. What is my chance of getting 24 or more right?