A lady has fine glove and hat in her closet-14 blue,20 red and 18yellow. The lights are out and it is totally dark. Inspite of the darkness, she can make out the difference between a hat and a glove. she takes out an item out of the closet only if she is sure that it is a gloves. how many gloves must she take out to make sure that she has a pair of each color.

• given, 14B,20R,18Y
  take the first highest no.among the given no. i.e=20
  then take the second highest no. i.e=18
  add both the nos.=20+18=38(even)
  if it is even add +2 i.e =38+2=40
  if it is odd add +3
  therefore the answer is 40
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• 20+18+2=40
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• 40 is the answer
  
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• 20+18+2=40
  so the answer is 40.
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