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In order to test a new car, an automobile manufacturer wants to select 4 employees to test drive the car for one year. If 12 management and 8 union employees volunteer to be test drivers and the selection is made at random, what is the probability that at least one union employee is selected?

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A random selection probability is calculated using combinations.

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