Question

A town has two fire engines, a and b, that operate independently. the probability that engine a is available when needed is 0.96. the probability that engine b is available when needed is also 0.96. 12. what is the probability that neither fire engine is available when needed?

Answer 1

P(both unavailable) = P(A unavailable)*P(B unavailable) = 0.04^2 = 0.0016