SOLUTION: A boy has 3 red marble in his pocket, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will he have to take out of his packet to ensure that he has one of each color?
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Question 64572: A boy has 3 red marble in his pocket, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will he have to take out of his packet to ensure that he has one of each color? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A boy has 3 red marble in his pocket, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will he have to take out of his packet to ensure that he has one of each color?
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He could pick 3 red, then 4 blue. The next marble must be green and he will
at least one of each color. # of picks= 3+4+1=8
Cheers,
Stan H.
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