Birthdays Exclude leap years from the following

Chapter 5, Problem 32E

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Problem 32E

Birthdays Exclude leap years from the following calculations and assume each birthday is equally likely:

(a) Determine the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on the 1st day of a month. Interpret this probability.

(b) Determine the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on the 31st day of a month. Interpret this probability.

(c) Determine the probability that a randomly selected person was born in December. Interpret this probability.

(d) Determine the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on November 8. Interpret this probability.

(e) If you just met somebody and she asked you to guess her birthday, are you likely to be correct?

(f) Do you think it is appropriate to use the methods of classical probability to compute the probability that a person is born in December?

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