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MathNet 2002 — Part 02 Question 76

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2002 — Part 02

Question 76

A manufacturer of airplane parts makes a certain engine that has a probability $p$ of failing on any given flight. There are two planes that can be made with this sort of engine, one that has 3 engines and one that has 5. A plane crashes if more than half its engines fail. For what values of $p$ do the two plane models have the same probability of crashing?