Assume That the Probability That an Airplane Engine Will Fail $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$

question 56

Multiple Choice

Assume that the probability that an airplane engine will fail during a torture test is and that the aircraft in question has 6 engines.Find the probability that no engines will survive.

• A)\(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 730 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 729 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\)
• E) \(\frac { 1 } { 1,458 }\)

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