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A bag contains 3red, 4white, 5blue marbles. Jack begins removing marbles from the bag, at random, one at a time. What is the least no. of attempts he should make so that he gets one marble Of each color?

If Jack lucks out, he only needs 3 picks. If he doesn't, he might need 10 = 5 blue, 4 white and one red.

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