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What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday?

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RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday?

January 22, 2022 at 2:11 pm

(January 22, 2022 at 1:35 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: I had a classmate who shared the same birthday and birthyear as mine. Out of 2 people that's a 100% chance...kind of skews the odds doesn't it?

I once escorted a former girlfriend to a Leap Day Party. Out of the 120 (or so) principal invitees, 100% percent had the same birthday - 29 February.

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What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 21, 2022 at 2:06 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by ignoramus - January 21, 2022 at 2:33 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 21, 2022 at 4:57 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by ignoramus - January 21, 2022 at 5:26 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 21, 2022 at 5:09 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 21, 2022 at 5:44 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by Jehanne - January 21, 2022 at 6:32 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by brewer - January 21, 2022 at 8:49 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 21, 2022 at 11:33 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by brewer - January 21, 2022 at 3:03 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 22, 2022 at 6:43 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 22, 2022 at 7:02 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 24, 2022 at 2:06 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by Abaddon_ire - January 24, 2022 at 4:26 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - January 24, 2022 at 8:02 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 24, 2022 at 10:59 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by GrandizerII - January 24, 2022 at 11:01 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by brewer - January 24, 2022 at 9:18 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by brewer - January 22, 2022 at 8:08 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by awty - January 21, 2022 at 10:04 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by Jackalope - January 21, 2022 at 9:39 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by awty - January 22, 2022 at 1:35 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 22, 2022 at 2:11 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by awty - January 22, 2022 at 2:21 pm

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by FlatAssembler - February 13, 2022 at 11:07 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by Jehanne - February 14, 2022 at 8:32 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by The Valkyrie - February 14, 2022 at 4:55 am

RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by onlinebiker - February 14, 2022 at 12:36 pm

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