A System Is to Be Composed of 10 Identical Components

question 32

Multiple Choice

A system is to be composed of 10 identical components in series. What is the lowest reliability component that can be used in order to have an overall system reliability of 0.90?

• A) 0.99
• B) 0.98
• C) 0.97
• D) 0.96
• E) 0.95

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Definitions:

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