A crucial pumping process in a power plant is safely designed in a more conservative approach so that 3 pumps connected in parallel work one at a time. In this feature, the probability that the pumping system operates is larger than the probability that any of the three pumps operates, failing only if all three pumps fail to function. Consider a situation wherein the probabilities of each pump to operate are as follows: Pump 1- 95%, Pump 2 - 80%, Pump 3 – 90%. What is the probability that the system does not fail?

A crucial pumping process in a power plant is safely designed in a more conservative approach so that 3 pumps connected in parallel work one at a time. In this feature, the probability that the pumping system operates is larger than the probability that any of the three pumps operates, failing only if all three pumps fail to function. Consider a situation wherein the probabilities of each pump to operate are as follows: Pump 1- 95%, Pump 2 - 80%, Pump 3 – 90%. What is the probability that the system does not fail?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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