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Question 849278: 6. Exclude leap years from the following calculations and assume each birthday is equally
likely:
a. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on the 1st day of a month.

b. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person does not have a birthday of the 31st day of a month.

c. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person was not born in December.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Exclude leap years from the following calculations and assume each birthday is equally
likely:
a. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on the 1st day of a month.
Ans: 12/365
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b. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person does not have a birthday of the 31st day of a month.
Note: 7 months have a 31st day
Ans: 1 - (7/365)
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c. Determine the probability that a randomly selected person was not born in December.
Note: December has 31 days
Ans: 1 - 31/365
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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