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If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
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FIVE. THERE ARE ONLY FOUR COLORS, SO FIVE SOCKS WILL GUARANTEE THAT TWO WILL BE THE SAME COLOR
4. ONCE YOU GRAB 4 SOCKS YOU WILL DEFINITELY HAVE 2 OF THE SAME COLOR
40 SOCKS. IF HE TAKES OUT 38 SOCKS, ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY UNLIKELY, IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD ALL BE BLUE AND RED. TO BE 100 PERCENT CERTAIN THAT HE ALSO HAS A PAIR OF BLACK SOCKS HE MUST TAKE OUT A FURTHER TWO MORE SOCKS
YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT THREE SOCKS. TO HAVE A MATCHING PAIR, YOU NEED TO TAKE 2 SOCKS THAT ARE OF THE SAME COLOR. WHEN YOU TAKE 3 SOCKS, 2 OF THE SOCKS WILL BE OF THE SAME COLOR
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