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A firm has 4 senior partners and 6 junior partners. How many different
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15 Dec 2022, 07:58
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A firm has 4 senior partners and 6 junior partners. How many different groups of 3 partners can be formed in which at least one member of the group is a senior partner. (Two groups are considered different if at least one group member is different)
A. 48
B. 100
C. 120
D. 288
E. 600
A. 48
B. 100
C. 120
D. 288
E. 600
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16 Dec 2022, 23:40
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Total # of different groups of 3 out of 10 people: \(C^3_{10}=120\);
# of groups with only junior partners (so with zero senior memeber): \(C^3_6=20\);
So the # of groups with at least one senior partner is {all} - {none} = {at least one} = 120 - 20 = 100.
Answer: B.
# of groups with only junior partners (so with zero senior memeber): \(C^3_6=20\);
So the # of groups with at least one senior partner is {all} - {none} = {at least one} = 120 - 20 = 100.
Answer: B.
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