Mayco, a Mail-Order Department Store, Has Four Telephone Lines Available

question 70

Multiple Choice

Mayco, a mail-order department store, has four telephone lines available for customers who wish to place their orders. If the probability that during business hours any one of the four telephone lines is engaged is , find the probability that when a customer calls to place an order all four lines will be in use.

• A) 0.0007
• B) 0.0384
• C) 1
• D) 0.0016

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