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6 January, 20:39

A certain component of an electronic device has a probability of 0.1 of failing. If there are 6 such components in a circuit, what is the probability that at least one fails?

A. 0.60

B. 0.47

C. 0.167

D. 0.000006

E. 0.000001

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  1. 6 January, 23:41
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    The probability of one failing is 0.1

    The probability of two failing is 0.1 x 0.1 = 0.01

    The probability if three failing is 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 = 0.001

    etc

    The probability of all six failing is 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 = 0.000001
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