A burglar alarm system has 6 fail-safe components. The probability of each failing is .05. Find these probabilities: (a) exactly 3 will fail; (b) fewer than 2 will fail; (c) none will fail; (d) compare the answers for parts(a), (b) and (c), and explain why the results are reasonable.

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  1. A burglar alarm system has 6 fail-safe components. The probability of each failing is .05. Find these probabilities: (a) exactly 3 will fail; (b) fewer than 2 will fail; (c) none will fail; (d) compare the answers for parts(a), (b) and (c), and explain why the results are reasonable.
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