Go figure. It's my birthday also. 72
Bill S.
Happy birthday to all three of you! There is an old proposition bet having to do with how many people in a room for the odds to be about even that any two share a birthday -- and it is apparently only 23, as long as the birthday can be any day and for any combination of two people. (the odds go up to 99% with only 57 people -- now that's a lock!) So, how many need to be in the room for a similar likelihood of 3 sharing the same birthday, lol?
Happy birthday to all three of you! There is an old proposition bet having to do with how many people in a room for the odds to be about even that any two share a birthday -- and it is apparently only 23, as long as the birthday can be any day and for any combination of two people. (the odds go up to 99% with only 57 people -- now that's a lock!) So, how many need to be in the room for a similar likelihood of 3 sharing the same birthday, lol?
Off the top of my head I would have to think that the odds against are multiplied by 364
Tom