What is the smallest number of socks you must take out of the draw if there was a 40 watt bulb switched on in the room?
The answer is ONE PAIR. If you are like most people and have rolled the socks together in pairs when you put them away, there is no guessing and you just grab a pair of socks.
What is the minimum number of socks he must pull out in order to be sure that he has a matching pair?
So the minimum number to ensure he gets a matching pair is 3 socks.
How many individual socks do you need to pull out of the drawer to be sure you have at least 1 matching pair?
The answer is four. Although there are many socks in the drawer, there are only three colors, so if you take four socks then you are guaranteed to have at least one matching pair.
What is the smallest number of socks you should pull out?
6 is the smallest number of socks we should pull out so that we can be assured that we will have at least one pair of matching socks.
What’s the smallest number of socks you need to take out ( blindly )?
What’s the smallest number of socks you need to take out (blindly) to be sure of having a matching pair? Three socks. If the first sock is black, the second one could be black, in which case you have a matching pair. If the second sock is white, the third sock will be either black and match the first sock, or white and match the second sock.
When do you have n colors of socks?
When you have N colors of sock, to be sure of getting at least one pair, you will have to pick N+1 socks.
How many pairs of socks are in a drawer?
There are 20 different socks of two types in a drawer in a completely dark room. What is the minimum number of socks you should grab to ensure you have a matching pair? Have you been hacked?
How many socks do you need to get a pair?
Assuming you have in your pile at least two socks of the same type, then two is the minimum number of socks you must take to get a pair. The minimum number of socks, drawn blindly, to guarantee you have a matching pair? That’s not the question you asked. Question as answered: A person has 14 red socks and 14 white socks in a drawer.
How many black socks are in a drawer?
When two socks are pulled out randomly, the possibility that they are of same color would be when we pull out BB or W W. the probability of pulling out one black sock is 8 16 and pulling out another black will be 7 15, as we are left with 15 socks with 7 black socks.
When you have N colors of sock, to be sure of getting at least one pair, you will have to pick N+1 socks.
What’s the probability of getting two blue socks?
When it comes to calculating probabilities, colors do not make much difference: analogous argument applies to blue and green socks, implying that the probability of getting two blue socks is and that of getting green socks is The answer to the question is then
How many pairs of socks are of the same color?
When two socks are pulled out randomly, the possibility that they are of same color would be when we pull out BB or WW. the probability of pulling out one black sock is 8 16 and pulling out another black will be 7 15, as we are left with 15 socks with 7 black socks. (II) We must pull out three socks so that they are matching pairs.
