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On a six-question multiple-choice test there are five possible answers for each question, of which one is correct (C) and four are incorrect (I). If a student guesses randomly and independently, find the probability of being correct on two questions.

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Since the events are independent and can be reduced to two outcomes, we can solve it using the binomial formula.

On a six-question multiple-choice test there are five possible answers for each question-example-1
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