document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=243148>Question 243148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a sales promoter offers a special price for a scanner with a printer. The probabilities that each functions satisfactorily over three years are 0.68 and 0.72 respectively.What is the probability that at the end of the three years:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)both scanner and printer will function satisfactorily?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)only the printer will be functioning?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) At least one of two machines will be functioning?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please state ant assumptions made. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1)both scanner and printer will function satisfactorily?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The events are independent so P(both) = 0.68*0.72<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)only the printer will be functioning?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(print only) = 0.68(1-0.72)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) At least one of two machines will be functioning?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since p(none is operating) = 0.32*0.28,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(at least one) = 1- P(none) = 1 - 0.32*0.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please state any assumptions made.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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