Consider a Product with Three Components in Series,with Reliabilities of 0.90,0.80,and

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consider a product with three components in series,with reliabilities of 0.90,0.80,and 0.99 for components A,B,and C,respectively.Furthermore,component B uses a backup that also has a reliability of 0.80.What is the reliability of the system?

• A)0.50000
• B)0.71280
• C)0.80000
• D)0.85536
• E)3.49000

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Barrel Model

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