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Rob has 10 white, 8 red and 6 blue socks in his drawer. if he selects socks from the drawer randomly, without looking, what is the least number of socks Rob must select to guarantee that he has removed
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Rob has 10 white, 8 red and 6 blue socks in his drawer. if he selects socks from the drawer randomly, without looking, what is the least number of socks Rob must select to guarantee that he has removed a pair of white socks
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The least number of socks that rob can remove to guarantee he removed a pair of white socks without looking is15 socks
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