Belated HB to you, Starlite!Starlite wrote:I was born 43 years ago today.
I was born 57 years ago last Thursday (Dec. 13).
(I turned 13 years old on Friday the 13th, but that was long ago....)
--- Roger
The average age (and birthdays?)
Wow what are the odds of that!!!!Roger wrote: (I turned 13 years old on Friday the 13th, but that was long ago....)
--- Roger
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
22's my favorite number too - I was born on August 22, 1976. My mother was born on Jan 22, my sister was born on Mar 22. I like to say 8:22 is my "birthday-time", and happily I get to see it twice a day! (unlike my sister, for example, who generally is only awake to see 3:22 once. Besides, being at work she's probably not seeing the time on clock radios or on the microwave)LeonMire wrote:I'm happy to say I'm 22 years old. (22 is my favorite number). I was born on July 30, 1985, which yes, makes me Leon the Leo.
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DancingMan
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I suspect, approximately (certainly not exactly), 4.8%.Starlite wrote:Wow what are the odds of that!!!!Roger wrote: (I turned 13 years old on Friday the 13th, but that was long ago....)
(EDIT: oops, should be 0.48%)
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Hah - I saw that but didn't think someone would calculate it. I think you're off by a decimal point, though.
Given that Roger was born on the 13th, he had a 1 in 7 chance on turning 13 on a Friday. That's 14%. But he had a 1 in 30 (or 1 in 31 or 1 in 28) chance of being born on the 13th. So overall he had a 1 in 210 chance of turning 13 on Friday the 13th, or 0.48%
Given that Roger was born on the 13th, he had a 1 in 7 chance on turning 13 on a Friday. That's 14%. But he had a 1 in 30 (or 1 in 31 or 1 in 28) chance of being born on the 13th. So overall he had a 1 in 210 chance of turning 13 on Friday the 13th, or 0.48%
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Ah. Yes, indeed.SSherris wrote: I think you're off by a decimal point, though.
I can't believe you guys actually sat down and did the MATH!!! LOL. While I always loved math, it is not something I would do for fun. 
I do however need to do it for work.... I work for H&R Block. 
Esther
I do however need to do it for work.... I work for H&R Block. Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
Along those lines:
I turned 13 on the American Bicentennial, July 4, 1976. That was one year for each colony declaring independence in 1776---and, taking the last two digits of the year---7 + 6 = 13. I always felt that was pretty special ...
----- Jan
I turned 13 on the American Bicentennial, July 4, 1976. That was one year for each colony declaring independence in 1776---and, taking the last two digits of the year---7 + 6 = 13. I always felt that was pretty special ...
----- Jan