SOLUTION: If the probability of being born on a specific day of the week is the same for all days of the week, about how many of 100 babies will probably have a Friday birthday?

Question 901072: If the probability of being born on a specific day of the week is the same for all days of the week, about how many of 100 babies will probably have a Friday birthday?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the probability of being born on a specific day of the week is the same for all days of the week, about how many of 100 babies will probably have a Friday birthday?
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P(born on Friday) = 1/7
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# of 100 expected born on Friday = (1/7)100 = 14.29
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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