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Who Can Solve This by odiagabros(op): 8:03am On Jul 30, 2016

You have 14 brown socks, 14 blue socks and 14 black socks in your sock drawer. How many socks must you remove (without looking to be sure) to have a matched pair?

Re: Who Can Solve This by Soneh(m): 8:56am On Jul 30, 2016

i believe it's 4 ,because for the first three selection there's a possibility of selecting different colours . making a fourth selection will ensure you have a matching pair

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Re: Who Can Solve This by sinaj(f): 9:05am On Jul 30, 2016

Soneh:
i believe it's 4 ,because for the first three selection there's a possibility of selecting different colours . making a fourth selection will ensure you have a matching pair

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Re: Who Can Solve This by kennyjam: 9:49am On Jul 30, 2016

6 socks or 3pairs of socks

Re: Who Can Solve This by PatEinstEin(m): 11:42am On Jul 30, 2016

Re: Who Can Solve This by Nobody: 12:39pm On Jul 30, 2016

4 OR MORE

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