A new and improved fertilizer was produced in a fertilizer plant, which consisted of three stages A, B, and C. Compute the total system reliability (R_S), given the individual reliabilities: A = 0.97, B = 0.99, and C = 0.99. A) Less than 0.70 B) More than 0.70 and less than 0.80 C) More than 0.80 and less than 0.90 D) More than 0.90

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The total system reliability for a series system, which is what the notation suggests, is the product of the individual reliabilities. Thus, R_S = 0.97 * 0.99 * 0.99 = 0.9507, which is more than 0.90.

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