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While taking a multiple choice test, I realize I cannot answer the 5 questions without guessing. There are 5 choices for each question, A B C D or E. Only one answer is correct for each questions. What is the probability of me guessing.

A) Exactly two correct

B) At most two correct

C) All Five Correct

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n = 5

p = probability of an answer being correct = 1/5 = 0.2

q = probability of an answer being incorrect = 1 - 0.2 = ...

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