The Date Is February 29

question 89

Multiple Choice

The date is February 29.What is the fewest number of people that must be gathered together for it to be more than likely that at least one of them has a birthday today (that is,for the probability to be greater than 0.50) ?

• A)253
• B)811
• C)409
• D)731
• E)1013

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