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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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A circuit has three independent switches A, B , C wired inparallel. current can only flow through the bank of switches if at least one of them is closed. The probability that any given switch is closed is 0.9. calculate the probability that the current can flow throught the bank of switches.

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