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Conditional Probability, Independence & Bayes · Hard problem

A machine has three components that fail independently, each with probability 15\tfrac15. The machine functions if and only if at least two of the three components are working. Find the probability the machine functions. Report mn\dfrac{m}{n} and m+nm+n.