document.write( "Question 91666: Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
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The important consideration in this problem is that Grace has to be positive she has one
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\n" ); document.write( "There is a possibility that Grace could draw 8 red jellybeans in a row and then could draw
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\n" ); document.write( "She could also draw 8 red ones in a row followed by 4 green ones. But the next draw would
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\n" ); document.write( "If she were lucky, she could draw one jellybean of each color in 3 picks, but she could
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\n" ); document.write( "5, or 6, or 7, or 8, or 9, or 10, or 11, or 12. But to be absolutely sure she has one bean
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