Answer:0.853
Explanation:
Given
Reliability of A is 0.90
Reliability of B is 0.80
Reliability of C is 0.99
B has a backup with reliability of 0.8
i.e. B has a component in parallel to it.
A,B& C is series.
B actual reliability is
[tex]R_b=1-\left ( 1-0.8\right )\left ( 1-0.8\right )[/tex]
[tex]R_b=0.96[/tex]
Thus [tex]R_{net}[/tex] is given by
[tex]R_{net}=R_A\times R_B\times R_C[/tex]
[tex]R_{net}=0.9\times 0.96\times 0.99[/tex]
[tex]R_{net}=0.8553[/tex]