Suppose That a Process Is Comprised of Five Components, Each

question 90

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a process is comprised of five components, each having an 85% success rate. By how much would reliability change if the process switched from having the components in parallel to having the components in series?

• A) no change
• B) 100% increase
• C) 55.6% increase
• D) 55.6% decrease
• E) 36.3% decrease

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