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  New twist on red and blue socks - Solution

  08.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Below comes a solution of variation on problem about red and blue socks new twist on red and blue socks
  The answer is four.

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  New twist on red and blue socks

  07.16.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A new twist on the above problem: Suppose some blue socks and the same number of red socks are in a drawer. Suppose it turns out that the minimum number of socks I must pick in order to be sure of getting at least one pair of the same colour is the same as the [...]

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  Red and Blue Socks

  06.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The following is a very simple problem which many of you know. Twenty-four red socks and 24 blue socks are lying in a drawer in a dark room. What is the minimum number of socks I must take out of the drawer which will guarantee that I have at least two socks of the same [...]

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