Current flows through a relay only if it is closed. The probability of any relay being closed is 0.95. Calculate the probability that a current will flow through a circuit composed of 3 relays in parallel. What assumption must be made? ( HINT: EXPONENTS)

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Current flows through a relay only if it is closed. The probability of any relay being closed is 0.95. Calculate the probability that a current will flow through a circuit composed of 3 relays in parallel. What assumption must be made? ( HINT: EXPONENTS) 

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