There are 21 students in a class. What is the probability that: a) at least two students share the same birthday? b) at least two students share the same birth month? c) they come into the classroom in ascending order of age from youngest to oldest?

There are 21 students in a class. What is the probability that: a) at least two students share the same birthday? b) at least two students share the same birth month? c) they come into the classroom in ascending order of age from youngest to oldest?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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