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santa has lots of mixed up socks in his sack. if he has 6 green socks, 4 gold socks, 8 black socks and 2 red socks, what is the minimum he needs to pull out to get a matching pair?
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santa has lots of mixed up socks in his sack. if he has 6 green socks, 4 gold socks, 8 black socks and 2 red socks, what is the minimum he needs to pull out to get a matching pair?

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This does not state with or without replacement so I did it without replacement.
santa has lots of mixed up socks in his sack. if he has 6 green socks, 4 gold socks-example-1
User Edeki Okoh
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2, as you need a pair
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