11????
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?
not a doubt . ans is 5
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Lokesh Verma
·2010-05-14 06:05:04
is this a doubt?
the answer is 5 if the left and right sock are similar... (which is the case sometimes!)
If the left/right socks are distinct then you need to draw 3+2+4+1+1 = 11 socks..