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What is the probability of an item failing in less than 5 hours if it has a constant failure rate of 1/hour?
Suggested Answer: C
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36 comments · newest first
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Pa
10 months ago
Totally agree, C makes the most sense!
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Brigette
11 months ago
I thought it would be lower than that, honestly.
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Leota
11 months ago
Wait, is it really that likely to fail in just 5 hours?
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Dion
11 months ago
I'm going with C, seems right to me!
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Viva
11 months ago
The failure rate is 1/hour, so it's pretty high.
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Shaun
12 months ago
I feel like I might be mixing up the options. I remember the exponential decay, but I can't recall the exact calculation for 5 hours.
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Carlee
12 months ago
I practiced a similar question where we had to find the probability of failure over a certain time frame. I think the answer was closer to 0.99326.
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Myong
12 months ago
I remember something about calculating probabilities with failure rates, but I’m not sure if it's 1 minus the exponential function or something else.
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Yen
1 year ago
I think we might need to use the exponential distribution for this question since it mentions a constant failure rate.
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Donette
1 year ago
I'm not confident about this one. I'll need to review my notes and examples to figure out the right approach.
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Roselle
1 year ago
Wait, what? I'm not sure I understand the concept of a constant failure rate. This is confusing.
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Coleen
1 year ago
Okay, I remember learning about this in class. I think I can work through this step-by-step.
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Laurel
1 year ago
Hmm, this looks like a probability question involving a constant failure rate. I'll need to think through the formula for this.
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Dustin
1 year ago
No problem, I've got this. The key is to use the exponential distribution formula with the given failure rate.
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Christiane
1 year ago
This looks like a pretty straightforward RPM question. I think the key is to focus on the command that will give me the package name for a specific file.
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Kyoko
1 year ago
This is a good test of my understanding of AutoAccounting functions. I'll need to make sure I know the differences between the options like Total Burdened Cost Credit and Burden Cost Account to pick the right one.
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Dominga
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know Base DN has something to do with authentication, but I'm not sure exactly what information it provides. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Krissy
1 year ago
I think we've seen a question like this before, where using OCR could help, but I'm not completely sure if it's the best approach for a table.
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Gracie
1 year ago
"Thriving economy" feels too vague for a category. I think we practiced a similar question where "planned economy" was the correct answer.
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Brett
1 year ago
Alright, time to put my math skills to the test! Let's see, with a constant failure rate of 1/hour, the probability of failure in less than 5 hours should be pretty high. I'm going to go with C) 0.99326 and hope I'm right. Fingers crossed!
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Miss
1 year ago
This is a tricky one. I'm going to have to break out my calculator for this. Wait, is it even possible to have a failure rate of 1/hour? That seems incredibly high. Oh well, I'll go with C and hope for the best.
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Melynda
1 year ago
I'll stick with D) 0.99642.
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Omer
1 year ago
I'm going with C) 0.99326.
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Shoshana
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I'll go with A) 0.00674.
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Corinne
1 year ago
I think it's possible to have a failure rate of 1/hour.
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Mollie
1 year ago
I agree with Martina, the constant failure rate of 1/hour means the probability increases over time.
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Kendra
2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this question. It's a bit morbid, don't you think? Who wants to think about their stuff failing, anyway? But I guess it's important to know these things for certain industries.
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Sherly
1 year ago
D) 0.99642
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Herminia
1 year ago
C) 0.99326
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Twanna
1 year ago
B) 0.99127
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Nelida
1 year ago
C) 0.99326
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Goldie
1 year ago
A) 0.00674
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Brittni
1 year ago
A) 0.00674
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Martina
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) 0.00674 because the probability of failure in less than 5 hours is cumulative.
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Tomoko
2 years ago
Okay, let's think this through. The question is asking for the probability of an item failing in less than 5 hours with a constant failure rate of 1/hour. The correct answer is C) 0.99326, which makes sense since the item has a high chance of failing within that time frame.
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Quiana
2 years ago
What is the probability of an item failing in less than 5 hours?