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If you have 30 white socks, 22 black socks, and 14 blue socks scattered across the floor in the dark, how many..........

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If you have 30 white socks, 22 black socks, and 14 blue socks scattered across the floor in the dark, how many would you have to grab to get a matching pair?

posted Feb 28, 2017 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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4 socks need to be picked to get atleast one matching pair,
since we have 3 combinations already.

answer Feb 28, 2017 by Vigneshvari



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