document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139017>Question 1139017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the probability that out of a group of five people, at least two people have the same birthday? note assume that there are 365 days in a year </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #756802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><B>VFBundy(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=VFBundy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=756802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Figure out the probability that NONE of the five people have the same birthday, then subtract this result from 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability than NONE of the five people have the same birthday:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "365/365 * 364/365 * 363/365 * 362/365 * 361/365 = 0.9729<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability that at least two people have the same birthday:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 - 0.9729 = 0.0271, or 2.71%.  (That's about a 1 in 37 chance.) </SPAN>\n" );
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