PUZZLE #4685: Birthday Paradox (diff 2)
The Birthday Paradox: in a group of N = 30 people, what is the probability that at least two share a birthday? P = 1 - (365/365) × (364/365) × ... × ((365-N+1)/365). Round to integer percentage. Percentage mod 26 → letter.
DATA
| N |
30
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| Days In Year |
365
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| Hint |
Compute P(no match) = ∏ (365-i)/365 for i=0..29 = 0.293684. P(match) = 1 - 0.293684 = 0.706316 = 71%. 71 % 26 = 19 → 't'.
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| Answer Format |
single lowercase letter
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author's note: Pool fill: birthday-paradox diff 2
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