Vitor is going to guess on all 40 questions of his multiple-choice test. Each question on the test has 5 answer options.Complete the following statement with the best prediction.Vitor will correctly answer...Choose 1 answer:(A) Exactly 8 questions(B) Close to 8 questions but probably not exactly 8 questions(C) Exactly 20 questions(D) Close to 20 questions but probably not exactly 20 questions
Q. Vitor is going to guess on all 40 questions of his multiple-choice test. Each question on the test has 5 answer options.Complete the following statement with the best prediction.Vitor will correctly answer...Choose 1 answer:(A) Exactly 8 questions(B) Close to 8 questions but probably not exactly 8 questions(C) Exactly 20 questions(D) Close to 20 questions but probably not exactly 20 questions
Probability Calculation: Since Vitor is guessing on a multiple-choice test with 5 answer options for each question, the probability of guessing any one question correctly is 1 out of 5.
Expected Number Calculation: To find the expected number of questions Vitor will correctly answer, we multiply the total number of questions by the probability of getting any one question right.Expected number of correct answers = Total number of questions×Probability of getting one question right
Calculation Result: Calculating the expected number of correct answers:Expected number of correct answers = 40×(1/5)Expected number of correct answers = 40/5Expected number of correct answers = 8
Interpretation: The expected number of correct answers is 8. However, this does not mean Vitor will answer exactly 8 questions correctly. It means that on average, if Vitor were to take many tests under the same conditions, he would average 8 correct answers per test.
Variability Explanation: Since the expected value is an average, it is more likely that Vitor will answer close to 8 questions correctly, but not exactly 8. The exact number will vary due to chance.
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