SOLUTION: A certain airplane has two independent alternators to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a 1-hour flight is .02. What is the probability

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Question 185363This question is from textbook Applied Statistics in Business & Economics
: A certain airplane has two independent alternators to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a 1-hour flight is .02. What is the probability that (a) both will fail? (b) Neither will fail? (c) One or the other will fail? Show all steps carefully.
This question is from textbook Applied Statistics in Business & Economics

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A certain airplane has two independent alternators to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a 1-hour flight is .02. What is the probability that
(a) P(both will fail) = (0.02)^2 = 0.0004
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(b) P(Neither will fail) = 0.98^2 = 0.9604
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(c) P(One or the other will fail) = 1 - [0.9604+0.0004] = 0.03920
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Cheers,
Stan H.