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Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Birthday Surprise

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Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the Birthday Problem, in which one calculates how many people must be in a group so that a birthday is "probably" shared. The solution to this problem is presented by using complements, and beginning with easier sample spaces (for example, same birth month rather than same birth day).

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional