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A plastics plant operates 8 extruders producing plastic film. Production volume requirements cannot be met if less than 6 extruders are operating. There is a .30 probability that a machine stopping…
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A plastics plant operates 8 extruders producing plastic film. Production volume requirements cannot be met if less than 6 extruders are operating. There is a .30 probability that a machine stopping malfunction will occur. What is the probability that 6 extruders can remain operating throughout the day?
Options
- A0.5783
- B0.4482
- C0.5518
- D0.8059
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(41 responses)- A7% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C76% (31)
- D15% (6)
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Topics
#binomial distribution#k-out-of-n system#probability calculation#redundancy
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