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#212 - Whipsmart Birthday - (star set)
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Joined: 22 May 2006
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Location: North-East England, UK

FairmontKing wrote:

hobyrne wrote:

Follow-up puzzle:

My birthday is 29 Feb. Where should I be in line to maximize my chance of winning?

The card (or the solve page) says to assume all birthdays have the same probability. The answer works out to be the the same if you use 365 or 366 days in a year. Slightly different probabilities, but still the max occurs at the same spot in line.

Yeah but you are less likely to encounter someone whose birthday is also the 29th Feb as it only occurs once every four years, or 1 in 1461 days as opposed to 1 in 365.

hobyrne - I would give up on getting that prize...

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