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If your sock drawer has 6 black socks 4 brown socks 8 white socks and 2 tan socks how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
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∙ 14y ago
The answer is 5 socks.
There are only 4 different colored socks, so you could only grab a maximum of 4 socks before you would double up on colors. If you wanted to guarantee you had 2 of the same colored sock then you would need to grab 5 socks. wateva
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How many socks does he need to take out of the dresser drawer to be certain that he has a matching pair of socks out of 15 black and 7 brown socks?
3
Mammu has 16 pairs of white socks and 16 pairs of brown socks she kept all socks in same drawer she picks out 3 socks at random what is the probability she will get a matching pair?
100% She will either have at least two brown socks or two white socks in any scenario.
What chance have you got in pulling out a brown sock from a drawer containing 7 brown and 3 black socks?
75%
A drawer has 10 brown socks and 10 black ones How many socks must you remove before being sure of having a pair of brown ones?
You must remove 12 socks to be sure of having a pair of Brown one
Fred owns 20 blue and 20 black socks which he keeps in complete disorder What is the minimum number of socks that he must pull out of the drawer on a dark morning to be sure he has a matching pair?
three
How many socks does he need to take out of the dresser drawer to be certain that he has a matching pair of socks out of 15 black and 7 brown socks?
3
If you have black socks and brown socks in your drawer mixed in a ratio of 4 to 5 how many socks will you have to take out in order to have a pair of the same color?
omg math! omg math! omg math! another person-three. if you pull out three socks, here are all the possible ratios. black, black, brown brown, brown, black black, black, black brown, brown, brown
Mammu has 16 pairs of white socks and 16 pairs of brown socks she kept all socks in same drawer she picks out 3 socks at random what is the probability she will get a matching pair?
100% She will either have at least two brown socks or two white socks in any scenario.
What chance have you got in pulling out a brown sock from a drawer containing 7 brown and 3 black socks?
75%
Steve had 15 gray socks and 21 blue socks mixed together in a drawer and without looking how many socks would he have to pull from the drawer to be sure of getting a matching pair?
3
A drawer has 10 brown socks and 10 black ones How many socks must you remove before being sure of having a pair of brown ones?
You must remove 12 socks to be sure of having a pair of Brown one
Fred owns 20 blue and 20 black socks which he keeps in complete disorder What is the minimum number of socks that he must pull out of the drawer on a dark morning to be sure he has a matching pair?
three
What if your sock drawer contains 25 red socks and 25 blue socks and 25 white socks what is the fewest number of socks you must take out to be sure to have a matching pair?
4!
Your sock drawer contains 25 red socks and 7 green socks. What is the fewest number of socks you must take out to be sure to have a matching pair?
3- then you have to have 2 of 1 and 1 of the other
Is sock drawer homogeneous?
Mine is; all my socks are black. My wife's is not; she has all different colours of socks.
Is your sock drawer homogenous?
Mine is; all my socks are black. My wife's is not; she has all different colours of socks.
Mason has 10 black 12 white and 3 brown pairs of socks in one drawer what is the probability that without looking Mason will pick a brown pair of socks?
P(B) = 0.12 = 12%There are 25 pair of socks: 10 Black, 12 White, 3 Brown.P(B) = 3/25 = 0.12 = 12.0%
