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You Wake Up Early One Morning And Find The Light In Your Bedroom Is Broke. You Get Dressed In The Dark. Your Drawer Has Socks Of Three Different Colors: Red, Yellow, And Blue. How Many Socks Do You Have To Take Out To Be Certain Of Having A Matching Pair?

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Let’s start drawing socks. There will be THREE SCENARIOS

If the first sock is red. If the SECOND is red, you have a matching pair. But what if it is isn’t red?

If the second sock is yellow. If the third is either yellow or red, then you have a pair. If it is blue, then you DRAW again.

If the third sock is blue. Now you have one of each. Since your next sock must be either red, yellow, or blue, you are bound to have a pair.

Once you have four socks, you are guaranteed to have a pair

Let’s start drawing socks. There will be three scenarios −

If the first sock is red. If the second is red, you have a matching pair. But what if it is isn’t red?

If the second sock is yellow. If the third is either yellow or red, then you have a pair. If it is blue, then you draw again.

If the third sock is blue. Now you have one of each. Since your next sock must be either red, yellow, or blue, you are bound to have a pair.

Once you have four socks, you are guaranteed to have a pair



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