very tough word problem

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very tough word problem

by varun007 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:44 am
Anthony and Michael sit on the six-member board of directors for company X. If the board is to be split up into 2 three-person subcommittees, what percent of all the possible subcommittees that include Michael also include Anthony?
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%

Pls explain in detail
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Re: very tough word problem

by sudhir3127 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:49 am
varun007 wrote:Anthony and Michael sit on the six-member board of directors for company X. If the board is to be split up into 2 three-person subcommittees, what percent of all the possible subcommittees that include Michael also include Anthony?
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%

Pls explain in detail
Varun..
please use the search option before starting a new thread,.. the answer is 40.

heres the link .if u have any doubts please post it onto the old thread as there would be continuity

https://www.beatthegmat.com/probability- ... 16325.html