An engineer at a chemical plant wishes to assess the probability of a major catastrophe occurring at
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An engineer at a chemical plant wishes to assess the probability of a major catastrophe occurring at the plant during the overhaul of a processor as a result of a malfunction in the equipment being used in the overhaul. He estimates that the probability of a malfunction occurring is 0.1. If this happens there is only a 0.001 probability that a safety device will fail to switch off the equipment. If the safety device fails the probability of a major catastrophe is estimated to be 0.8.
What is the probability that a major catastrophe will occur at the plant during the overhaul as a result of the equipment malfunctioning?
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ISBN: ?978-1133112860
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Authors: Kenneth A. Kroos, Merle C. Potter
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