A short quiz has two true-false questions and one multiple-choice question with four choices. A student guesses at each question. Assuming the choices are all equally likely, what is the probability that the student gets all three correct?
A) 1/32
B) 1/3
C) 1/8
D) 1/16

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The probability of guessing each true-false question correctly is 1/2, and the probability of guessing the multiple-choice question correctly is 1/4. Multiplying these probabilities together gives (1/2) * (1/2) * (1/4) = 1/16.

A Short Quiz Has Two True-False Questions and One Multiple-Choice