The Probability That A Certain Electronics Components Fails When First Used Is 0.18.?

Posted on 20 February 2010

If it does not fail immediately, the probability that it lasts for 1 year is 0.88. What is the probability that a new component will last 1 year?

2 Comments For This Post

  1. btwrestl says:

    72.16% probability it will last the year.

  2. hsu4dere says:

    easy. it is P(will not fail straight away) * P(will last 1 year)
    (1-0.18) * 0.88= 0.7216

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