Question

A lady had some socks and hats in her closet - 17 blue, 47 red, and 24 yellow. The light are out and it is totally dark. In spite of the darkness, she can make out the difference between a hat and sock. She takes out an item out of the closet only if she is sure that it is a sock. How many socks must she take out to make sure she has two socks of each color?

Answer 1

Answer:

she go for next pickup that may be yellow or blue

we assume is it yellow

after then she pickups 24 yellow gloves

only one yellow be there probability for getting blue also

so 1+1 yellow +blue

so now there is no yellow and red gloves

so she pickup 2 gloves which must be in blue

32+24+2+2=60

ans :60...........