. An electronic assembly consists of two subsystems A and B. The following probabilities are known. P(A fails) = 0.25, P( A and B fail) = 0.14 and P(B fails alone) = 0.15. Evaluate P (A fails alone) P (A fails given that B has failed)

. An electronic assembly consists of two subsystems A and B. The following probabilities are known. P(A fails) = 0.25, P( A and B fail) = 0.14 and P(B fails alone) = 0.15. Evaluate P (A fails alone) P (A fails given that B has failed)

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