Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 4 - Probability - 4-4 Multiplication Rule: Basics - Page 168: 32

Answer

$0.4313$

Work Step by Step

Because the birthdays of the people are independent, we can use the multiplication rule: $P(no \ people \ have \ the \ same \ birthday)=\frac{365}{365} \cdot \frac{364}{365} \cdot \frac{363}{365} \cdot \frac{362}{365} \cdot...\frac{341}{365}\approx0.4313$
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