A component may come from any one of three manufacturers with probabilities p1=0.25, p2=0.50, and p3=0.25. The probabilities that the components will function properly are a function of the manufacturer and are 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 for the first, second, and third manufacturer, respectively. a. Compute the probability that a randomly chosen component will function properly. b. Compute the probability that three components in series randomly selected will function properly

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A component may come from any one of three manufacturers with probabilities p1=0.25, p2=0.50, and p3=0.25. The probabilities that the components will function properly are a function of the manufacturer and are 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 for the first, second, and third manufacturer, respectively.

a. Compute the probability that a randomly chosen component will function properly.

b. Compute the probability that three components in series randomly selected will function properly

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Given that:

Probabilities of coming from the 3 manufacturers are respectively:

p1=0.25,  p2=0.5,  p3=0.25

Probabilities that the components coming from manufacturers function properly are:

pm1=0.1,  pm2=0.2,  pm3=0.4

 

a) Therefore, the probability that a randomly chosen component will function properly is:

P=p1×pm1+p2×pm2+p3×pm3=0.25×0.1+0.5×0.2+0.25×0.4=0.225

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