# Multiple choice conundrum

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**Created:** [January 22, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-conundrum/978611 "2023-01-22T15:47:48Z")\
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For one thing, it depends on whether “correct” means you have to match the letter or the answer that the letter stands for.

But this has been discussed before:

> [@Probability question -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/950030):
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> I just saw this online: If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance that you will be correct? A. 25% B. 0% C. 50% D. 25%

> [@Anyone want to try to solve this riddle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-try-to-solve-this-riddle/601335):
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> If you choose an answer to this question at random, what is the chance you will be correct? A) 25% B) 50% C) 0% D) 25%

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