A system consists of two components, each of which must activate if the system is to activate. One component has a reliability of 0.99. The other has a reliability of 0.95. The components are independent of one another with respect to reliability. What is the overall system reliability?
A)0.99
B)0.95
C)0.94
D)0.90
E)Cannot be determined with this information.

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The overall system reliability, given that both components must work for the system to activate and that they are independent, is the product of their individual reliabilities: 0.99 * 0.95 = 0.9405, which rounds to 0.94.

A System Consists of Two Components, Each of Which Must