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document.write( "(a)  to get a pair with the same color:  3 socks.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     After getting any 3 socks,  you inevitably will have a pair with the same color.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  to get a pair with different color:  41 socks.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     In the worst case, your first 40 socks will be all of one color,\r\n" );
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document.write( "     but the 41-th sock will be of the different color.\r\n" );
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