Question

A lady has some socks and has in here closet 17 blue 47 red 24 yellow the lights are out and it is totally dark.in spite of the darkness.she can make out the difference between a hat and a shock.she takes takes out an item out of the closest only if she is sure that it is a shocks how many shocks must she take out to make sure she has two shocks of each other​

Answer 1

Answer:

4 Socks

Step-by-step explanation:

Rather Than looking for number of Socks available in each color

we need to see how many color socks are there

As there are 3 colors of socks

BLUE , RED & YELLOW

so if Lady With Draw 4 Socks

then there must be at least 1 pair of a particular Colour

As in worst case in first 3 Socks

1 Sock will be of each color Blue , Red & Yellow

now 4th sock will be either of these color

so she will have two socks of same color if she withdraws 4 Socks

Answer 2

Answer:

47+24+2=73

Step-by-step explanation:

The above answer is correct if the question is about picking the socks of same color. But it is saying about picking the socks of each colour. so for picking the socks of each colour, in the worst case, she has to pick 47 red, 24 yellow and atleast 2 from blue.