1. Will there be at least five people who celebrate their birthday in the same month Yes No

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Imagine a room with 62 people.
1. Will there be at least five people who celebrate their birthday in the same month?
O Yes
O No
2. Will there be at least seven people who celebrate their birthday in the same month?
O Yes
O No
3. In this scenario, what are the objects and what are the boxes? (Some call these the pigeons
and the pigeonholes, respectively.)
] are the objects.
| are the boxes.
4. What is the least number of people must you put in a room to guarantee there will be at
least seven people born in the same month?
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine a room with 62 people. 1. Will there be at least five people who celebrate their birthday in the same month? O Yes O No 2. Will there be at least seven people who celebrate their birthday in the same month? O Yes O No 3. In this scenario, what are the objects and what are the boxes? (Some call these the pigeons and the pigeonholes, respectively.) ] are the objects. | are the boxes. 4. What is the least number of people must you put in a room to guarantee there will be at least seven people born in the same month?
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