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Non BG Related Probability Problem - Answer

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Wednesday, 5 May 2010, at 4:29 p.m.

In Response To: Non BG Related Probability Problem - Answer (John McDonald)

Leaving nothing to chance, poll 367 people at random. I'll give very steep odds on that bet.

Checking the list of US presidents birthdays, there are 44 and two have the same birthday (Warren Harding and James Polk - November 2).

But do the same odds apply to date of death as date of birth?

Apparently not.

Of the first 4 US presidents to die, 3 of them died on the same calendar date. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe all died on July 4th. Independence Day. The first two about 6 hours apart. James Madison - the 5th president to die - fell short by only 6 days.

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