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

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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 2:21 pm
(January 22, 2022 at 2:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(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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That's my wedding anniversary. In 2024 we will have had 8 anniversaries...yet it feels like 30 already. Angel
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RE: What's the probability that 3 out of 23 people will share the same birthday? - by arewethereyet - January 22, 2022 at 2:21 pm

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