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Question : How many socks must you take from the drawer before ABSOLUTELY having either a pair of red socks or a pair of blue socks in hand?
Last Post 21 Aug 2014 01:31 AM by edu gaspar. 3 Replies.
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richards
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13 Aug 2014 01:32 AM
    There are twelve socks in a drawer :
    six red socks and six blue socks.
    The room is completely dark, you can not see.

    Question :
    How many socks must you take from the drawer before ABSOLUTELY having either a pair of red socks or a pair of blue socks in hand?
    bal
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    13 Aug 2014 04:41 AM
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    philip
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    16 Aug 2014 09:23 PM
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    edu gaspar
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    21 Aug 2014 01:31 AM
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