What is the likelihood of being born on February 29th during four years?

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A

1/365

B

1/1451

C

1/1456

D

1/1460

1/1461

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In a leap year, there is 1 leap day, which occurs every 4 years. The total number of days over 4 years is calculated as…

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Your ability to compute probabilities of single and compound events, including 'at least one' questions.

Forgetting to use the complement for 'at least one', or treating dependent events as independent.

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