Socks, Socks, and Socks...

Algebra Level 1

Your cousin is playing the dark with 30 black socks, 22 orange socks, and 14 red socks and all the socks are scattered all over the floor. So, how many would you have to grab to get a matching pair?

4 8 2 6

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1 solution

Lew Sterling Jr
Sep 30, 2014

Once you grab 4 socks, you will definitely will have 2 of the exact same color since there were only 3 colors of socks.

The very classic inclusion–exclusion principle problem with socks...

Patrick Engelmann - 6 years, 8 months ago

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Yeah; I know, Too overused...

Lew Sterling Jr - 5 years, 12 months ago

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