The engine operates in three modes: normal, boost and idle. The probability of failure is $0\mathrm{.}05$ in idle, $0\mathrm{.}1$ in normal and $0\mathrm{.}7$ in boost mode. The engine runs $70\%$ of the time in normal mode and $20\%$ of the time in boost mode.

What is the probability of engine failure during operation? 

 

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