It is given that in a group of 3 students, the probability of 2 students not having the same birthday

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asked Mar 14, 2018 in Mathematics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

It is given that in a group of 3 students, the probability of 2 students not having the same birthday is 0.992. What is the probability that the 2 students have the same birthday?

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answered Mar 14, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Mar 20, 2018 by faiz
 
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Let E be the event of having the same birthday.
Therefore, E is the event of not having the same birthday.

i.e.,                       P ( E ) = 0.992             (Given)

Now, we have

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