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There are 20 black, 15 white, 12 green, 12 red, 9 blue, and 2 yellow candies in a box. How many candies should you take (without looking at them) to be sure that you have at least 3 candies the same color?

User Jlanik
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Answer:

All of them lol.

Explanation:

If you take all of them, you have a 100% chance at getting at LEAST 3 candies of the same color.

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