Statistics (12th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Probability - Supplementary Exercises 3.154 - 3.199 - Applying the Concepts - Intermediate - Page 173: 3.183c

Answer

$P$(System B operates properly)= $96.39$%.

Work Step by Step

Event A: Subsystem C works properly. Event B: Subsystem D works properly. $P$(A) = $P$(#1 component operates) ∩ $P$(#2 component operates). $P$(A) = $0.9\times0.9$ $P$(A) = $81$%. Similarly, $P$(B) = $81$%. $P$(any subsystem works) = $P$( A or B) = $P$(A U B) $P$(A U B) = $P$(A) +$P$(B) -$P$(A ∩ B). $P$(A U B) = $0.81 + 0.81 -$ $P$(A) * $P$(B). $P$(A U B) = $0.81 + 0.81 -(0.81*0.81)$. $P$(A U B) = $0.81 + 0.81 -(0.6561)$ $P$(A U B) = $0.9639$%.
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