SOLUTION: If you have 19 socks in a drawer- 4 black, 4 white, 4 green, 4 brown, and 3 red. How many socks would you have to take out of the drawer in the dark (where you can’t see the colo

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Question 1097926: If you have 19 socks in a drawer- 4 black, 4 white, 4 green, 4 brown, and 3 red. How many socks would you have to take out of the drawer in the dark (where you can’t see the color) to be 100% sure you have a least one matching pair?
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reasoning:
There are 5 different colors so the first 5 can be taken out and remain unmatched. Once the 6th is taken out, it is guaranteed to match one of the other 5.