Five fishermen are chosen at random. What is the probability that at least two of them were born on the same day of the week? The probability that at least two of the fishermen were born on the same day of the week is

Five fishermen are chosen at random. What is the probability that at least two of them were born on the same day of the week? The probability that at least two of the fishermen were born on the same day of the week is

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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