A student must take a multiple choice exam with only one answer, the exam consists of 20 questions with 4 answer options each, suppose that the student did not prepare for the exam and will answer randomly. a. Find the probability that the student will win the test. b. How many questions are you expected to answer to get the fifth correct answer?

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A student must take a multiple choice exam with only one answer, the exam consists of 20 questions with 4 answer options each, suppose that the student did not prepare for the exam and will answer randomly.


a. Find the probability that the student will win the test.
b. How many questions are you expected to answer to get the fifth correct answer?

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