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Problem
A drawer in a darkened room contains 
red socks, 
green socks, 
blue socks and 
black socks.
A youngster selects socks one at a time from the drawer but is unable to see the color of the socks drawn.
What is the smallest number of socks that must be selected to guarantee that the selection contains at least 
pairs?
(A pair of socks is two socks of the same color. No sock may be counted in more than one pair.)
Solution
See also
| 1986 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 18 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
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