Corporations where a computer is essential to day-to-day operations, such as banks, often have a second backup computer in case the main computer fails. Suppose there is a 0.002 chance that the main computer will fail in a given time period and a 0.006 chance that the backup computer will fail while the main computer is being repaired. Assume these failures represent independent events, and find the fraction of the time that the corporation can assume it will have computer service. How realistic is our assumption of independence? The fraction of the time the corporation can assume that it will have computer service is (Type an integer or decimal rounded to six decimal places as needed.)

Corporations where a computer is essential to day-to-day operations, such as banks, often have a second backup computer in case the main computer fails. Suppose there is a 0.002 chance that the main computer will fail in a given time period and a 0.006 chance that the backup computer will fail while the main computer is being repaired. Assume these failures represent independent events, and find the fraction of the time that the corporation can assume it will have computer service. How realistic is our assumption of independence? The fraction of the time the corporation can assume that it will have computer service is (Type an integer or decimal rounded to six decimal places as needed.)

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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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