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How many people must there be in a room before the probability that someone has the same birthday as you do is at least 1/2? How many people must there be before the probability that at least two people have a birthday on July 4 is greater than 1/2?
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Introduction to Algorithms
ISBN: 978-0262033848
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Authors: Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest
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