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Expected people until first birthday match

High school · ●●●●○ 100 pts

Assume birthdays are independent and uniformly distributed over 365 days. People are questioned one at a time. Find the expected number of people questioned until the first person shares a birthday with someone already questioned (this person is counted). Round to two decimal places.

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