It is dark in my bedroom and I want to get two socks of the same color from my drawer, which contains 24 red and 24 blue socks. How many socks do I have to take from the drawer to gate at least two socks of the same color?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 48 d) 25

• ans (b)
  let
  if first is red
  and by luck if 2nd is not red then we u hav to take 3rd one.
  which will be either red or blue.
  but u will get 2 socks of same color,either red or blue.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(25) No(3)
• ans is d
  first take 24 may r may not contain same colour
  but taking 25 there must be atleast 1 pair of same colour or more pairs
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(5)
• at least 3 socks should be taken
  when 3 are of the same color then also a pair is formed
  when 2 are of one color and the third ism different then also a pair is formed
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(2)
• 3 considering the worst case.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
• there r 2 ans. (a)2 and (b)3
  
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(8)