SOLUTION: A drawer contains red socks, black socks, and white socks. What is the least number of socks that must be taken out of the drawer to be sure of having 7 matching pair of socks?

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Question 119494: A drawer contains red socks, black socks, and white socks. What is the least number of socks that must be taken out of the drawer to be sure of having 7 matching pair of socks?
a.9
b.14
c.16
d.17
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to state how many of each color sock there is in the drawer.
Cheers,
Stan H.