Electrical appliances

In electrical appliances of a certain type, a manufacturing defect occurs with a probability of 0.1. In products with the mentioned defect, a failure occurs during the warranty period with a probability of 0.5. Products that do not have a manufacturing defect show a failure during the warranty period with a probability of 0.01. Determine what is the probability that a purchased appliance will fail during the warranty period.

Final Answer:

p =  5.9 %

Step-by-step explanation:

p=100 (0.1 0.5+(10.1) 0.01)=5.9%



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