SOLUTION: you have 64 balls of eight different colors.there are 8 balls of each color. How many balls do you have to have to take to make sure you get 3 red balls.

SOLUTION: you have 64 balls of eight different colors.there are 8 balls of each color. How many balls do you have to have to take to make sure you get 3 red balls.

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Question 410695: you have 64 balls of eight different colors.there are 8 balls of each color. How many balls do you have to have to take to make sure you get 3 red balls.
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the worst case scenario is that you choose 56 non-red balls in a row

this means ; to be SURE , you have to take 59 balls
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