Re: [math-fun] Birthday paradox
Thirteen, as of last night. To save time, we may have to solve this problem in general -- perhaps as a generating function. At 10:59 AM 12/12/2009, Mike Stay wrote:
How many tigresses are there?
On 12/12/09, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
[I know, this is a math email list.]
One of the Tigresses complained that Tiger didn't remember her birthday.
What is the probability that two of the Tigresses have the same birthday, thus making it easier to remember?
Oh, I get it now--Tiger Woods' mistresses, for anyone else in the dark. On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
Thirteen, as of last night. To save time, we may have to solve this problem in general -- perhaps as a generating function.
At 10:59 AM 12/12/2009, Mike Stay wrote:
How many tigresses are there?
On 12/12/09, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
[I know, this is a math email list.]
One of the Tigresses complained that Tiger didn't remember her birthday.
What is the probability that two of the Tigresses have the same birthday, thus making it easier to remember?
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