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16 March, 23:23

A drag racer has two parachutes, a main and a backup, that are designed to bring the vehicle to a stop after the end of a run. Suppose that the main chute deploys with probability 0.97, and that if the main fails to deploy, the backup deploys with probability 0.96.

1. What is the probability that one of the two parachutes deploys?

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  1. 16 March, 23:30
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    the probability that one parachute deploys is P (one parachute deploys) = 0.9988 (99.88%)

    Step-by-step explanation:

    for event A = first parachute deploys, then P (A) = 0.97

    for event B = second parachute deploys, then

    P (C∩B) = P (B/C) * P (C)

    where

    event C = first parachute fails

    P (C) = 1-P (A) = 1-0.97 = 0.03

    P (B/C) = probability that second parachute deploys, when the fist one fails = 0.96

    P (C∩B) = probability that fist parachute fails and second parachute deploys

    then

    P (C∩B) = P (B/C) * P (C) = 0.03*0.96 = 0.0288

    then

    P (one parachute deploys) = P (A) + P (C∩B) - P (A∩ (C∩B)),

    but since A and C are mutually exclusive events P (A∩ (C∩B)) = 0

    thus

    P (one parachute deploys) = P (A) + P (C∩B) = 0.97 + 0.0288 = 0.9988

    P (one parachute deploys) = 0.9988
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