4.32 A small store installed a diesel-powered generator for emergency power outage because they function independently of

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4.32 A small store installed a diesel-powered generator for emergency power outage because they function independently of electric power.

The past history of the town indicates that on about 5% of days during summer the town loses electricity due to high winds. However, high winds do not affect functioning of generators.

These generators have a failure rate of about 2%. On a given summer day, what is the probability that the store will be totally out of power?

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Probability And Statistics For Engineers

ISBN: 9781133006909

5th Edition

Authors: Richard L Scheaffer, Madhuri Mulekar, James T McClave, Cecie Starr

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