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Combinations 2

by joannabanana » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:49 pm
There are three secretaries who work for four departments. If each of the four departments has one report to be typed out, and the reports are randomly assigned to a secretary, what is the probability that all three secretaries are assigned at least one report?
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by Testluv » Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:54 pm
https://www.beatthegmat.com/tough-probab ... 18-15.html

Hi,

I provided a couple of different approaches on the second page of the thread in the link above. Eli and Kevin also lent their insight.
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