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A student appears in an objective test which contain 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices out of which one correct answer. What is the maximum number of different answers - Mathematics

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A student appears in an objective test which contain 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices out of which one correct answer.

What is the maximum number of different answers can the students give?

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Solution

Selecting a correct answer from the 4 answers can be done in 4 ways.

Total number of questions = 5

So they can be answered in 45 ways

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Chapter 4: Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction - Exercise 4.2 [Page 178]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics - Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 4 Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction
Exercise 4.2 | Q 6. (i) | Page 178

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