What is the reliability of a four-component product, with components in series, and component reliabilities of .90, .95, .98, and .99?
A) under 0.83
B) 0.90
C) 0.955
D) no less than .99
E) none of the above

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The reliability of a series system is the product of the reliabilities of its components: 0.90 * 0.95 * 0.98 * 0.99 = 0.8322, which is under 0.83.

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