If a person is randomly selected, find the probability that his or her birthday is not in May. Ignore leap years.
A) $\frac { 334 } { 365 }$
B) $\frac { 31 } { 334 }$
C) $\frac { 31 } { 365 }$
D) $\frac { 11 } { 12 }$

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Since there are 31 days in May and 365 days in a non-leap year, the probability that a person's birthday is not in May is the total number of days in the year minus the days in May, divided by the total number of days in the year: $\frac{365 - 31}{365} = \frac{334}{365}$.

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