Assuming that engine failures are independent of each other, what

Kamari Simon

Kamari Simon

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2022-02-11

Assuming that engine failures are independent of each other, what is the probability that on a certain transcontinental flight, a six-engine plane will experience exactly one engine failure?

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Finn Lucero

Finn Lucero

Beginner2022-02-12Added 17 answers

Step 1
Lets say engine 1 fails and engines 2-6 work properly the probability is
0.001×(0.9995)=9.9500999×(104)
now the cases are only engine 1 fails or only engine 2 fails and so on, we have 6 cases that are equally likely so the probability is multiplied by 6 we get
5.97005994×(103)

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