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1. Rupert just told his brother Melvin that he would build him a picnic table by tomorrow. He needs to drill and saw in the back yard. He has 2 drills, either would do the job: a cordless drill and one that requires and extension cord. He is not sure the extension cord is still good or if the drills work. He estimates the reliabilities of these at: RCordlessDrill = .7, RDrillWithCord = .9, RExtensionCord = .8. He also has two saws, again, either would do the job: again a cordless saw, and one that would require the same extension cord. He estimates the saw reliability at: RCordlessSaw = .75, RSawWithCord = .85. The cord stays the same. What is the chance (reliability) that Rupert can do the job (just considering tool reliability, not whether he has the skills)?
1. In the above problem, what is the probability of Rupert getting the job done IF the cord extension cord is no good (or he can't find it)?
2. In the situation where Rupert has a functional extension cord, what is the probability that he will be able to drill?
3. In the above problem, what is the probability of Rupert getting the job done IF the cord extension cord is good?
4. What is the overall probability that Rupert will get the job done.
2. In response to the highly disruptive technology SND created by Arista tech, Cisco (the market leader) created its own SND company as a startup outside of Cisco. Cisco took a 85% ownership stake in the new company.
Question: What are the reasons Cisco started its new company outside of Cisco? 2-3 sentences