A questionnaire is sent to 7 first year students, 3 second year students, 8 third year students and 6 fourth year students. If only three questionnaires are returned, what is the probability that at least two of them are returned by students from the same year? You may assume that each student is equally likely to return the questionnaire.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A questionnaire is sent to 7 first year students, 3 second year students, 8 third year students and 6 fourth year students. If only three questionnaires are returned, what is the probability that at least two of them are returned by students from the same year? You may assume that each student is equally likely to return the questionnaire.
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