A firm has 25 senior and 26 junior partners. A committee of three partners is selected at random to represent the firm at a conference. In how many ways can at least one of the junior partners be chosen to be on the committee?

A firm has 25 senior and 26 junior partners. A committee of three partners is selected at random to represent the firm at a conference. In how many ways can at least one of the junior partners be chosen to be on the committee?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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