Multiple Choice
Suppose that a process is comprised of five components, each having an 85% success rate. By how much would reliability change if the process switched from having the components in parallel to having the components in series?
A) no change
B) 100% increase
C) 55.6% increase
D) 55.6% decrease
E) 36.3% decrease
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