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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
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After you draw <math>4</math> socks, you can have one of each color, so (according to the pigeonhole principle), if you pull <math>\boxed{\mathrm{(C)} 5}</math> then you will be guaranteed a matching pair.
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After you draw <math>4</math> socks, you can have one of each color, so (according to the [[pigeonhole principle]]), if you pull <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 5}</math> then you will be guaranteed a matching pair.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/wAnVjpaNFIA
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-Education, the Study of Everything
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/uAc9VHtRRPg?t=130
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~IceMatrix
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==See Also==
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{{AMC10 box|year=2010|ab=B|num-b=2|num-a=4}}
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 1 August 2022

Problem

A drawer contains red, green, blue, and white socks with at least 2 of each color. What is the minimum number of socks that must be pulled from the drawer to guarantee a matching pair?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 9$

Solution

After you draw $4$ socks, you can have one of each color, so (according to the pigeonhole principle), if you pull $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 5}$ then you will be guaranteed a matching pair.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/wAnVjpaNFIA

-Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/uAc9VHtRRPg?t=130

~IceMatrix

See Also

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