Consider the following system with five components. It operates only if there is a path of functional components from left to the right. The probability that each device functions is as shown. What is the probability that the circuit operates? Assume independence. A. 0.84 B. 0.16 C. 0.035 D. 0.50 E. none of the preceding

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Consider the following system with five components. It operates only if there is a path of functional components from left to the right. The probability that each device functions is as shown. What is the probability that the circuit operates? Assume independence.


A. 0.84

B. 0.16

C. 0.035

D. 0.50

E. none of the preceding

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