SOLUTION: Nicki has eight identical blue socks and eight identical green socks all mixed up in her drawer. If she reaches in without looking, what is the minimum number she must pull out to

Question 1032000: Nicki has eight identical blue socks and eight identical green socks all mixed up in her drawer. If she reaches in without looking, what is the minimum number she must pull out to get a matching pair?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose she pulls out a blue
blue-------------second one is green or blue. If blue, matching pair, if green, must go to third sock.
third sock is green or blue. If green, there is a matching pair (2 and 3); if blue, there is a matching pair (1 and 3).
Three socks.
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