A group of twenty-one people is selected at random. What is the probability that at least two of them will have the same birthday? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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A group of twenty-one people is selected at random. What is the probability that at least two of them will have the same birthday? (Round
your answer to four decimal places.)
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The number of way of birthday for each person out of 365 days is 365P21.
The total number of ways of choosing one day each for 21 people is 36521.
The formula is,
P = P(E)/P(S)

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