Who Shares Your Birthday?

Who Shares Your Birthday?

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Interactive Video

Science, Mathematics, Social Studies

11th Grade - University

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The video explores the probability of shared birthdays, known as the birthday paradox, and explains how few people are needed for a high chance of shared birthdays. It uses examples like paper folding to illustrate exponential growth and discusses the probability of sharing a specific birthday. The video also examines how many Facebook friends are needed to cover all birthdays, highlighting the challenges of probability and exponential growth.

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How many people would you need to have a 90% chance of one person sharing your specific birthday?

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3 mins • 1 pt

What is the average number of friends needed on Facebook to fill every birthday?

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3 mins • 1 pt

Discuss the implications of needing over 21,000 friends to have a 90% chance of hitting every birthday.

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