Consider a Product with Three Components in Series, with Reliabilities

question 92

Multiple Choice

Consider a product with three components in series, with reliabilities of 0.90, 0.80, and 0.89 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) 0.76896
• D) 0.85536
• E) 3.49000

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