Question

The mean life of a certain computer hard disk in continual use is 8 years. (a) How long a warranty should be offered if the vendor wants to ensure that not more than 10 percent of the hard disks will fail within the warranty period? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.) Period of warranty years (b) How long a warranty should be offered if the vendor wants to ensure that not more than 20 percent of the hard disks will fail within the warranty period? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.) Period of warranty years

Answer 1

a) 0.843 years

b) 1.785 years

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