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5. Binomial Distribution & Discrete Random Variables
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Problem 10

A history quiz contains three multiple-choice questions, each with four possible answer choices (a, b, c, d), only one of which is correct. Suppose a student randomly guesses on all three questions.
Beginning with WWC (two wrong answers followed by one correct answer), make a list of different possible arrangements of two wrong answers (W) and one correct answer (C). What is the probability of getting exactly one correct answer when three guesses are made?