If a person is randomly selected, find the probability that his or her birthday is NOT in May. Ignore leap years.

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Slovenec asked Dec 27, 2022

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If a person is randomly selected, find the probability that his or her birthday is NOT in May. Ignore leap years.

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1/334

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There are 31 days in May, subtract that from 365 days and you get 334, and there is an equal chance that she is born in any one of those 334 days, thus 1/334.

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