A quiz consists of ten multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers for each question, only one of which is correct. In how many ways can this be done?

Answer 1

1st question can be done 3 ways

2nd question can be done 3 ways

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10th question can be done 3 ways

Total number of ways = 3 *3*...10 times = 3¹⁰