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2011 AMC 10B Problem 11

There are 52 people in a room. What is the largest value of n such that the statement "At least n people in this room have birthdays falling in the same month" is always true?

\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12


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