Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 294: 33a

Answer

$P(10~people~have~10~different~birthdays)\approx0.8831$

Work Step by Step

A year has 365 days. So, $N(S)=365$ First person : 365 days. Second person : 364 days. Third person : 363 days. Fourth person : 362 days. Fifth person : 361 days. Sixth person : 360 days. Seventh person : 359 days. Eighth person : 358 days. Nineth person : 357 days. Tenth person : 356 days. $P(10~people~have~10~different~birthdays)=P(First~person)\times P(Second~person)\times P(Third~person)\times P(Fourth~person)\times P(Fifth~person)\times P(Sixth~person)\times P(Seventh~person)\times P(Eighth~person)\times P(Nineth~person)\times P(Tenth~person)=\frac{365}{365}\times\frac{364}{365}\times\frac{363}{365}\times\frac{362}{365}\times\frac{361}{365}\times\frac{360}{365}\times\frac{359}{365}\times\frac{358}{365}\times\frac{357}{365}\times\frac{356}{365}\approx0.8831$
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