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A drawer contains 60 pairs of socks. Each pair is one of four colors. What is the minimum number of socks that must be drawn, at random, from the drawer to ensure that a pair of matching-color socks is selected?

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Answer:

its 5

Explanation:

think about it, if you pick 4 socks, it cold be all four different colors but if its 5 then there has to be at least one pair of matching socks so the answer is 5

User Amritpal Nagra
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