SOLUTION: 25 red chips 25 blue chips 25 green chips, how many color chips must you take to make sure you get atleast three color chips?

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Question 1008627: 25 red chips 25 blue chips 25 green chips, how many color chips must you take to make sure you get atleast three color chips?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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To be absolutely sure you get one of each color, you would need to draw 51 chips. The first twenty-five could be blue, the next 25 could be red...but that 51st chip would have to be green...