SOLUTION: If three people are randomly sampled, what is the probability that one is born on your birthday (assume 365 days in a year)?
I got: 3/365= 82%
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Question 342887: If three people are randomly sampled, what is the probability that one is born on your birthday (assume 365 days in a year)?
I got: 3/365= 82%
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the three people be , , and .
The probability that you and A share a birthday is .
The probability that you and B share a birthday is .
The probability that you and C share a birthday is .
So the probability that you and one of them share a birthday is
% <--- You forgot the decimal point.
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