Find the probability that the city will experience black-out

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A power utility can supply electricity to a city from n different power plants. Power plant; fails with probability p , independent of the others.

(a) Suppose that any one plant can produce enough electricity to supply the entire city. What is the probability that the city will experience a black-out?

(b) Suppose that two power plants are necessary to keep the city from a black-out. Find the probability that the city will experience a black-out.

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