SOLUTION: a drawer contains six black socks and eight white socks, all identical except in color. what is the least number of socks that a blindfolded person would have to take from the draw

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Question 491022: a drawer contains six black socks and eight white socks, all identical except in color. what is the least number of socks that a blindfolded person would have to take from the drawer to be sure of selecting at least one pair of matching socks? A.) 2 B.) 3 C.) 4 D.) 5 E.) 7 (please explain your reasoning) * please help me out i tried this problem serval times and could not figure it out thank you
Answer by chessace(471) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ans: B.
The reasoning is ... try for failure, this is a "worst case" situation.
1st: draw a color.
2nd: Don't want a pair, draw the other color.
3rd: Doomed to have a match.
Blind person still doesn't know which match of course.