There are 10 brown socks and 10 grey socks in a dark store room. If you want to make sure you have a pair of matching socks, how many socks must you take out?

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Bryan asked Jul 23, 2023

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There are 10 brown socks and 10 grey socks in a dark store room. If you want to make sure you have a pair of matching socks, how many socks must you take out?

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11 socks

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they could all be a pair of grey and brown socks but if you pull 11 at least one pair will be pulled

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