SOLUTION: Max enters his room to get a pair of socks, but he doesn't want to turn on the light because his brother is sleeping. he knows that he has 12 white socks and 18 black socks in the

Question 155572: Max enters his room to get a pair of socks, but he doesn't want to turn on the light because his brother is sleeping. he knows that he has 12 white socks and 18 black socks in the drawer, but they are all mixed up. What is the minimum number of socks that Max needs to grab in order to ensure that he will have one pair of same-color socks?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is 3 socks thus
w b w
w w b
w w w
w b b
b b b
b b w
b w b
b w w

RELATED QUESTIONS
Sal owns 20 blue socks and 20 brown socks. What is the minimum number of socks he must... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

A drawer contains 18 black socks comma 18 white socks comma and 18 blue socks18 black... (answered by ikleyn)

Peter has many socks, all the same except that they are in nine different colours. He is... (answered by greenestamps,ikleyn,Edwin McCravy,mccravyedwin)

Peter has many socks, all the same except that they are in five different colours. He is... (answered by math_helper,Additi123,ikleyn)

Peter has many socks, all the same except that they are in three different colours. He is (answered by ikleyn)

Jim has many socks, all the same except that they are in eight different colours. He is... (answered by greenestamps,ikleyn)

how do i work out this problem and may i ask for a step by step process Mario has 3... (answered by Theo,josmiceli)

Jack never pairs his socks after doing laundry. He just throws the socks into the drawer (answered by jim_thompson5910)

you have 10 pairs of socks,five black and five blue,but they are not paired up.instead... (answered by josmiceli)