SOLUTION: A person has applied for positions at Company A, Company B and Company C. The probability of obtaining an offer from company A is 0.4, Company B is 0.3 and Company C is 0.6 Assume

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Question 389297: A person has applied for positions at Company A, Company B and Company C. The probability of obtaining an offer from company A is 0.4, Company B is 0.3 and Company C is 0.6 Assume that the three job offers are independent
what is the probability that the person will receive a job offer from at least one of the three companies?

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Probability that the person will receive a job offer from at least one of the three companies = 1 - Probability that the person will NOT receive a job offer from any one of the three companies = 1 - 0.6*0.7*0.4 = 0.832.