Homework Help: math

Posted by sally on Friday, November 30, 2012 at 2:40pm.

A drawer contains exactly 5 red socks, 8 blue socks, 10 while socks, 12 green socks , and 7 yellow socks. Find the least number of socks to be chosen which will guarantee that there will be at least seven socks of the same color.

math - Steve, Friday, November 30, 2012 at 2:49pm
there's no way to pick 7 red socks, so it's a trick question.

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