CAS Exam MAS-I Spring 2019, Question 7
Study guide: Exam MAS-I
You are given the following information:
- In a toolbox there are two types of components that all perform the same function:
- There are 4 components of type A, each with reliability of 0.600
- There are 20 components of type B, each with reliability of 0.300
- All components are independent
- Using only the components in this toolbox, you want to construct a parallel system with a reliability of at least 0.995
Calculate the minimum number of components needed to create this system.
- A) Fewer than 3
- B) At least 3, but fewer than 5
- C) At least 5, but fewer than 7
- D) At least 7, but fewer than 9
- E) At least 9
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