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Question 1200581: A company has a 20-person grievance committee. When a grievance is filed, three of these
20 people are chosen at random to serve on a hearing panel. Suppose that two committees are
formed. What is the probability that these committees have at least one member in common?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A company has a 20-person grievance committee. When a grievance is filed, three of these
20 people are chosen at random to serve on a hearing panel. Suppose that two panels are
formed. What is the probability that these panels have at least one member in common?
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First  panel can be formed in   =  = 1140 different ways.

Second panel can be formed in   =  = 1140 different ways.


Two panels can be formed in   =  different ways.    (1)


Two panels that are not intersect (have empty intersections) can be formed in 

     =  = 1140*680 different ways.          (2)


The probability that two panels have no intersection (have empty intersection) 
is the ratio of number (2) to number (1)

    P =  =  =  = 0.5965  (rounded).  


The probability under the problem's question is the COMPLEMENT to it 

    P' = 1 - 0.5965 = 0.4035.    ANSWER

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Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The probability that the first person chosen for the second panel is not on the first panel is 17/20.
The probability that the second person chosen for the second panel is not on the first panel is 16/19.
The probability that the third person chosen for the second panel is not on the first panel is 15/18.

So the probability that none of the three people chosen for the second panel are on the first panel is (17/20)(16/19)(15/18) = 0.5965 (rounded).

Then the probability that at least one member of the second panel is on the first panel is 1-0.5965 = 0.4035.

ANSWER: 0.4035
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