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birthday probability [#permalink] New post 20 Oct 2010, 07:57
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there are 27 students in one college debate team. the probability that atleast 3 of them have their birthdays in the same month
a 0
b 1/9
c 1/4
d 1/2
e 1
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Re: birthday probability [#permalink] New post 20 Oct 2010, 10:14
worst case
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even distribution of 27 students' birth months across 12 months..
after 24 students, each month will have 2 students' birthday. The rest 3 students' birthday can go in to any month
making the count to 3 or more.

So this is always true or the situtaion will exists all the time and hence the probability should be 1 (E)

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Re: birthday probability   [#permalink] 20 Oct 2010, 10:14
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