The Readylite Company Produces a Flashlight Which Is Perfectly Reliable

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Readylite Company produces a flashlight which is perfectly reliable except for two components: the battery,which has a random failure rate of one in every five hours of operation; and the light bulb,which has a random failure rate of three in every ten hours.What is the probability that the flashlight will perform reliably for one hour?

• A)0.50
• B)0.56
• C)0.70
• D)0.80
• E)1.50

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