Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 278: 33a

Answer

P(not on November 8) $=\frac{364}{365}\approx0.997$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: a year (365 days). So, N(S) = 365. The event "a person does not have a birthday on November 8" is the complement of "a person has a birthday on November 8". But, November 8 is a day of the year, which means N(November 8) = 1. Now: P(not on November 8) = 1 - P(November 8) = $1-\frac{N(\text{November 8})}{N(S)}=\frac{365}{365}-\frac{1}{365}=\frac{364}{365}\approx0.997$
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