The time to failure of a component in an electronic device has an exponential distribution with a
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The time to failure of a component in an electronic device has an exponential distribution with a median of four hours. Calculate the probability that the component will work without failing for at least five hours. Choose one of the following.
(a) 0.07
(b) 0.29
(c) 0.38
(d) 0.42
(e) 0.57
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