Concept: The question tests on applications in Combinatorics
Solution:
Total number of committees that can be formed:
Choose 4 for the first committee out of 12, then choose another 4 out of the remaining 8 and then the last 4 will go into the last committee = 12C4 * 8C4 * 4C4
= 495 * 70 * 1
= 34650
Let Bill and Mitt be already there in the 1st committee. Then 2 more can be chosen out of 10 in 10C2 ways.
Then choose 4 for the next committee out of 8 in 8C4 ways and the last 4 go into the last committee in 4C4 ways.
= 10C2 * 8C4 * 4C4
= 3150
Similarly Bill and mitt can be chosen in the 2nd sub-committee in 3150 ways (10C4 * 6C2 * 4C4) and in another 3150 ways when chosen into the last committee (10C4 * 6C4 * 4C4).
Total combinations where Bill and Mitt are always together = 3150 * 3 = 9150
Total Number of ways in which Bill and Mitt are never together = 34650 - 9150 = 2500
% = 25200/34650∗100
=800/11
=72 8/11
Option D