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No B is sufficient.
Focus on what we are asked P(>= 3 bdays in a month) This scenario can have only two possibilities i.e. When there are >= 3 bdays in a month (P=1) or when there are <3 bdays in a month (P=0).

When the number of students = 25, there will always be >=3 bdays in a month, whatever be the combination you try and hence the P(>= 3 bdays in a month) will always be = 1.


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I have a doubt, in B there are two options, as u have highlighted in your reply, then why B is sufficient. It is insufficient right ? Because we cant get a single solution!
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If there are a certain number of students in a classroom, what is the probability that at least 3 of them have birthdays in the same month?

(1) There are no students born in the month of December.
We don't know the total number of students. E.g.
There can be 3 students whose birthday are in Jan,Feb,Mar
There can be 5 students whose birthday are in Jan,Jan,Jan,Feb,Mar

Therefore A not sufficient.

(2) There are 25 students in the classroom.

Possibilities:
1. All have birthday in same month
2. There can be 12 students have birthday in each month,
Remaining =13 can all have birthday in same month,
or 12 have birthday in same month,
Remaining 1 can have birthday in any month
Therefore atleast 3 have birthday in 1 month

Therefore B sufficient.
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I guess instead of going to the probability concepts, we can just see that we require the number of students in the class to solve the problem. That will do.
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If there are a certain number of students in a classroom, what is the probability that at least 3 of them have birthdays in the same month?

(1) There are no students born in the month of December.
We don't know the total number of students. E.g.
There can be 3 students whose birthday are in Jan,Feb,Mar
There can be 5 students whose birthday are in Jan,Jan,Jan,Feb,Mar

Therefore A not sufficient.

(2) There are 25 students in the classroom.

Possibilities:
1. All have birthday in same month
2. There can be 12 students have birthday in each month,
Remaining =13 can all have birthday in same month,
or 12 have birthday in same month,
Remaining 1 can have birthday in any month
Therefore atleast 3 have birthday in 1 month

Therefore B sufficient.
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