Ajay, Ajith and Arun are friends. what is the probability that (in a non leap year ) All will have same birthday
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The number of days in non-leap year = 365 days
The probability of two persons having same birthday would be . This is because the birthday of the first person can be on any day () and the "possible outcome" of the second person's birthday would only be the one day out of 365 days.
Therefore, having these two events happening together is ×
Similarly, the "possible outcome" of having the same birthday for the third person is also one day out of 365 days. So the probability of three events happening together is
× ×
=
The probability of two persons having same birthday would be . This is because the birthday of the first person can be on any day () and the "possible outcome" of the second person's birthday would only be the one day out of 365 days.
Therefore, having these two events happening together is ×
Similarly, the "possible outcome" of having the same birthday for the third person is also one day out of 365 days. So the probability of three events happening together is
× ×
=
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