Problem Solving (PS) | Re: A string of 5 different colored light bulbs is wired in such a way tha

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1- A string of 5 different colored light bulbs is wired in such a way that if any two-consecutive light bulb fails, then entire string fails.
If for each individual light bulb, the probability of not failing during time period T is 0.85, what is the probability that the string of light bulbs will fail during the time period T?

Options

a)0.0225
b)0.09
c)0.225
d)0.25
e)0.5