Problem 37 Solution

The probability that n people have all different birthdays is 1 - (Product for i=1 to n of (365-n)/365.)

One minus this figure is the probability that there is at least one common birthday. The probability that there is at least one common birthday in 22 people is 47.57%, for 23 people it is 50.73%. Since the percentage must be at least 50% the answer is 23.

Michael Shackleford, A.S.A.