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Compute the probability that a randomly selected person does not have a birthday on the 1st day of the month.

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Answer:

0.9973 or 364/365

Explanation:

Assuming that every day of the year is equally likely to be someone's birthday, the probability that a randomly selected person has a birthday on the 1st day of the month is 1/365, since there are 365 possible birthdays in a year.

Therefore, the probability that a randomly selected person does not have a birthday on the 1st day of the month is:

P(not on 1st day) = 1 - P(on 1st day)

P(not on 1st day) = 1 - 1/365

P(not on 1st day) = 364/365

So, the probability that a randomly selected person does not have a birthday on the 1st day of the month is 364/365 or approximately 0.9973.

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